Their findings raise some concerns whilst reducing others; for example, quartz crystals in concrete can heal themselves, potentially allowing some reactors to run for longer than initially thought ...

Planning rules will be ripped up to make it easier to build new nuclear reactors and create thousands of highly skilled jobs, the government has announced. The reforms are the latest in a series ...

ROME, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. energy group Westinghouse proposed using decommissioned nuclear sites in Italy for the installation of small modular reactors, with the aim to start construction by ...

Some are also looking at the option of nuclear reactors, but industry watchers said there is still some distance to go before realising the ambition. For a start, they are pushing for an ...

Initially developed in the 1950s, molten salt reactors have benefits in higher efficiencies and lower waste generation. Some designs do not require solid fuel, which eliminates the need for ...

Something is stirring beneath the surface of a revived Enron, and it's pushing a parody product of a stylish at-home nuclear reactor. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news ...

The prime minister has announced plans to build small nuclear reactors in England and Wales, in an attempt to lower energy bills. Keir Starmer said that red tape will be “slashed” and thousands of ...

Renditions of NANO Nuclear Energy’s newly acquired technologies: Pylon for terrestrial (bottom) and space (top) applications and the Modular Micro Reactor (MMR®) Energy System (right).

(Bloomberg) — A venture between Uniper SE and Sweden’s Blykalla AB has started work on a test reactor, the latest sign that the nation’s nuclear renaissance is gathering pace. The small plant on the ...

Hoping to capitalize on the data center power boom, state-owned utility Santee Cooper is looking for partners to help finance and complete the two reactors at the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Power ...

A group of researchers, led by Professors Takashi Hisatomi and Kazunari Domen, built a 100-square-meter reactor that uses sunlight and photocatalysts to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is leading a team of nuclear companies and utilities applying for an $800 million federal grant to help finance small modular nuclear reactors at its Clinch River ...