The first American electric plant powered by small modular nuclear reactors is under development to connect to the PJM Interconnection regional grid that includes Maryland. But an operational date of ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Designed by Newcleo, an Italian tech company looking for a more sustainable solution to nuclear reactors, the PRECURSOR reactor uses lead as a ...

Deployable Energy’s Unity demonstration reactor has achieved criticality at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), making it the third Department of Energy (DOE)–authorized advanced reactor to reach the ...

A federal agency that approves new nuclear projects said in a June report the Tennessee Valley Authority’s plans to build a small but highly advanced nuclear reactor along the Clinch River in Oak ...

The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $17.5 billion in conditional loans for utilities and energy companies to buy parts that will strengthen the commercial supply chain for nuclear reactors.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Startup Antares became the first company to run a new-design nuclear reactor in the US in nearly 50 years (Josh Edelson) A new ...

Deployable Energy's Unity demonstration reactor has successfully achieved initial criticality at the National Reactor Innovation Center located at Idaho National Laboratory - which means the US has ...

Interplanetary travel to Mars aboard nuclear-powered spaceships may sound like science fiction – yet NASA is planning to make it a reality. The Space Reactor-1 Freedom mission is scheduled for launch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to ...

The federal government wants to help utilities buy large components for up to 10 large nuclear reactors. It’s unclear which, if any, companies might participate. By Brad Plumer Reporting from ...

Valar Atomics' Ward 250 advanced reactor has completed a zero-power fuelled criticality demonstration, becoming the second to meet the 4 July deadline for the US Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot ...

The Energy Department will provide $17.5 billion in loans to five projects that will each build two big nuclear reactors. The projects will use Westinghouse's AP1000 reactor design that can generate 1 ...