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Microreactor technology for use in towns or cities hasn’t been developed yet, but many researchers have been building the ...

Microreactors could transform clean energy by delivering safe, mobile nuclear power, but high costs, regulatory barriers, and ...

The algorithm is grounded in math and physics and allows a nuclear microreactor to automatically control its thermal power.

Oklo Inc.'s Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory will generate 75MWe of clean power using sodium-cooled ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is under a hiring freeze, as most of the federal government has been for nearing 10 months.

Shutdowns cause economic disruption. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the 2018-2019 shutdown reduced GDP by $11 ...

The fruits of a real nuclear renaissance are within reach in the United States, and it involves the Four Harmonious Friends.

Nuclear energy hasn't been popular in the U.S. for decades, and very little infrastructure has been built as a result. New technologies might change that.

Terrapower, a company backed by Bill Gates, is looking for land to build a nuclear reactor and energy storage plant in Utah.

There is no — repeat, no — proposal to put a nuclear facility in the county just west of Richmond. However, the county has proposed zoning for a technology district that would allow a small one.

Much of the world had been turning away from traditional nuclear power in recent decades. Aging plants, high construction costs, security risks and radioactive-waste challenges caused policymakers and ...