The U.S. Department of Energy has moved Radiant Industries’ Kaleidos microreactor through a critical safety study phase, bringing a 1.2 MWe high-temperature gas reactor closer to physical testing at ...

Microreactors are a class of very small modular reactors targeted for non-conventional nuclear markets. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) supports a variety of advanced reactor designs, including ...

From Arctic research stations to isolated mine sites, the hardest places on the planet to power have long depended on diesel drums and fragile supply chains. A new generation of portable nuclear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are microreactors the future of nuclear energy? Someday, nuclear reactors the size of shipping containers could power your ...

In contrast to other technological advances, the objective for next-generation nuclear reactors seems to be to scale down, not up—an initiative backed by the Department of Energy (DOE). Earlier this ...

In an operation called Operation Windlord, three C-17 Globemaster aircraft transported eight modules of the Ward 250 microreactor from California to Utah.

The Army on Tuesday named nine U.S. installations that could receive nuclear microreactors in the coming years as the service looks to the technology for increased and more resilient power production ...

C-17 Globemaster III transports lifted off from March Air Reserve Base this weekend carrying something no Globemaster had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The current US administration has made the expansion of nuclear power a key priority, and through the Janus Program, the United ...

The explosion in new AI capabilities is driving a related competition for more electrical power, including nuclear power. But practical and regulatory obstacles have inhibited investors. Now, the ...

A new University of Michigan research study published this month by Rackham student Muhammad Rafiul Abdusammi determined that, under the right circumstances, the nuclear sector’s newest technology ...

Microreactors offer portable, autonomous nuclear power for towns, campuses, industry, and military bases, with lower upfront costs than traditional plants. Despite their promise, investors remain wary ...