Water cooled reactors have played a significant role in the commercial nuclear industry since its beginnings and ... All LWRs require fuel that is enriched in the fissile isotope, U-235. Heavy Water ...

The small nuclear power plants will use molten salt in their fuel, making them safer and more versatile and portable than ...

The global nuclear energy sector is experiencing a renaissance with increased interest and expansion plans, but faces the ...

China National Nuclear Corporation’s (CNNC ... At the heart of the facility is a kind of heavy-water reactor known for its high neutron flux. This reactor, it is reported, can be continuously ...

A US nuclear reactor has switched from Regular to Premium fuel with Southern Nuclear inserting four Lead Test Assemblies ...

An international team of researchers led by the University of Surrey has successfully measured a nuclear reaction that plays ... drive advancements in nuclear reactor physics,” said the team ...

In a major breakthrough, the US Department of Energy (DoE) has given the go-ahead to an American company, Holtec International, to design and build nuclear reactors in India. This decision, taken on ...

Energy Northwest has hired on 2,000 additional skilled workers, including both Tri-Cities area residents and specialists who ...

Lithium-6 is a crucial material for nuclear fusion reactors, but isolating it is challenging – now researchers have found a way to do this without using toxic mercury ...

Dr Matthew Williams, lead author of the study from the University of Surrey, said: “The weak 𝑟-process plays a crucial role in the formation of heavy elements ... produced in nuclear reactors, but ...