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

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 ...

The milestone marks the first production of uranium chloride fuel for a fast-spectrum molten chloride reactor in the United States.

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 ...

Terrestrial Energy secured agreement with the US Department of Energy for Project TETRA initiative to build and operate a ...

Terrestrial Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: IMSR) (“Terrestrial Energy” or “the Company”), a developer of small modular nuclear power ...

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 ...