A: Building more affordable and efficient reactors can make nuclear energy a more feasible option for countries developing ...

WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved NuScale Power's (SMR.N), opens new tab design for 77 megawatt reactors, clearing a hurdle for the company as ...

General Atomics has completed the conceptual design of its 44 MW helium-cooled fast modular reactor, backed by US DOE ARDP funding.

Oklo, a nuclear start-up, aims to design, build, and operate small modular reactors, projecting their first plant by late 2027. Despite skepticism about SMR startups, Oklo's leadership and regulatory ...

As tech companies seek to build more and larger data centers, generating the power to meet their needs has become critical.

The U.S. has just given the green light to its first-ever small modular nuclear design, a promising step forward for a power source that remains controversial among some climate advocates but is ...

The conceptual design of a new Polish high-temperature research reactor, developed by the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), has been unveiled. Developed with input from Japan, the reactor ...

PARIS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - State-owned French power utility EDF is aiming to finalise the conceptual design of a small modular reactor next year, a senior executive said on Thursday, as the nuclear ...

Burnable absorbers are key components in modern nuclear reactor design, serving to mitigate the excess reactivity inherent in fresh reactor cores while simultaneously enhancing operational safety and ...

Nuclear energy is becoming increasingly important as the world accelerates toward deep decarbonization, and small modular ...

On Friday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that it would be issuing a certification to a new nuclear reactor design, making it just the seventh that has been approved for use in the ...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission certified a design for an advanced small modular reactor (SMR) for the first time. NuScale Power's design has become the seventh reactor design cleared for use ...