At Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, a half-dozen workers are making what appear to be gray billiard balls.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is launching a pilot program to accelerate the development of advanced nuclear reactors.

WASHINGTON - The Department of Energy has launched a pilot program aimed at accelerating the development of advanced nuclear ...

The US Department of Energy has announced the start of a new pilot programme to accelerate the development of advanced ...

Nuclear energy is undergoing a shift—not toward massive power plants, but toward compact, portable systems that bring ...

Clean energy from nuclear fusion may soon be commercial. But leaders around the world have done little to prepare.

Since virtually all fission reactors in the world today are either a light water reactor (LWR) like the common PWRs and BWRs, or a PHWR (e.g. most of Canada’s reactors), most nuclear fuel ...

The first breeder reactor, went online almost 75 years ago. But today, only two remain active across the globe. Our question is simply, why?

New nuclear fuel made from U and Th, called ANEEL, can address several issues with nuclear power – cost, proliferation and waste, especially when used in CANDU/PHWR reactors. And it will be here ...

A typical arrangement for a modern thorium-based reactor resembles a conventional reactor, albeit with notable differences. First, thorium-232 and uranium-233 are added to fluoride salts in the ...

Nuclear reactors are the only current viable option for creating a reliable power source on such a short timescale, Middleburgh said. However, "the fuel must be extremely robust and survive the ...