All the different types of small modular reactors generate heat the same way: by splitting heavy atoms and capturing the heat ...

A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed ...

The nuclear energy industry is seeing a resurgence in global interest as governments, utilities, and tech giants seek to meet soaring electricity demand with around-the-clock, carbon-free power.

The United States is expanding its civil nuclear partnership with Kazakhstan by providing a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) ...

French firm Newcleo has submitted the design of its lead-cooled small modular reactor (SMR) to Euratom, the European ...

The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) will push for establishing dedicated regulations for Small Modular Reactors ...

AI is advancing at extraordinary speed due to development of large language models relying on complex, GPU-powered compute clusters. The rapid ...

GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s small modular reactor has reached regulatory milestone in the UK. BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) has completed Step 2 of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) ...

The federal government is sending the nation's largest public utility a $400 million grant to propel the development of an advanced nuclear reactor in East Tennessee as power demand rises. The ...

As U.S. electricity demand rises and technology companies seek to build more and larger data centers to drive artificial intelligence systems, the main question arising is how to generate all that ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Leonel Lagos, Florida International University (THE CONVERSATION) As U.S. electricity ...