The first thorium molten salt reactor has officially entered the construction phase. Unlike conventional reactors, it uses ...

The fuel isn't quite everlasting, but it is long-lasting and abundant — and it doesn't produce lung-troubling air pollution.

Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.

The OTA provides a framework for the DOE to review and authorize the design and operation of the TETRA reactor. This system ...

Bill Phillips, technical lead for salt synthesis, says, "It’s a major milestone for American innovation and a clear signal of ...

A North Carolina-headquartered developer of small modular nuclear power plants announced it has an agreement with the U.S.

Terrestrial Energy Inc and Oklo Inc have executed agreements with the US Department of Energy for a pilot reactor that will ...

Scientists have built the first-ever thorium reactor. Thorium is both more easily accessible and less dangerous than uranium—the most common fission fuel. The system also uses molten salt instead of ...

New reactors use novel materials and compact designs to make nuclear power safer and cheaper. Nuclear power has been a ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a construction permit to Abilene Christian University (ACU) to build the Natura MSR-1, marking the first U.S. university research reactor approved in ...

The liquid-fueled molten salt reactors such as the MSRE and the TMSR-LF have distinguishing dynamic features compared with solid-fueled reactors, such that conventional system analysis codes are not ...