The US NRC has authorised the construction permit for TerraPower’s Natrium sodium-cooled reactor project at Kemmerer in ...

Nuclear power plants have a bad rap due to the tragic Chernobyl incident and the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California, but they're safer than ever.

Refueling a nuclear submarine isn't quite as simple or quick as putting gas in your car. Here's why it takes years to get a nuclear sub back in the water.

TerraPower, a Bill Gates–backed nuclear power start-up, received the federal green light to start building a power plant in ...

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the construction permit for a new commercial nuclear reactor in western Wyoming. This is the first permit of its kind to be approved in eight ...

The United States has taken a step toward a 21st-century renaissance in civilian nuclear power as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for TerraPower's Natrium Gen IV reactor ...

A materials expert told Friends of ORNL that advanced nuclear reactors need 21st-century materials to withstand extreme ...

An innovative algorithm for detecting collisions of high-speed particles within nuclear fusion reactors has been developed, inspired by technologies used to determine whether bullets hit targets in ...

TerraPower’s project in Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in nearly a decade.

China is set to launch the world's first accelerator-driven nuclear reactor, a technology projected to safely meet global ...

TerraPower, a start-up founded by Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, is set to build a new kind of nuclear power plant in Wyoming ...