If you’ve ever wanted to operate your own nuclear reactor, you probably aren’t going to get one in your backyard shop. However, thanks to the University of Manchester, you can get a simulated ...

The study shows a nuclear propelled LNG carrier would have specific design features, with reactors placed at the rear of the ...

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced that it had approved certification of NuScale’s SMR (small modular reactor) design, completing its Phase 6 review of NuScale’s ...

Building on last year's sold-out event in Manchester, the Institution is delighted to announce the return of the Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design conference, which will provide a key forum for all ...

Second-generation reactors, which were developed in the 1970s and 1980s, improved on the design of first-generation reactors but still use water as a coolant and require enriched uranium fuel.

Now, details have surfaced about Westinghouse's eVinci microreactor, after the company revealed it had submitted its Preliminary Safety Design ... two large-scale reactor test beds by 2028 ...

Nicknamed “Chicago Pile-1,” the world’s first nuclear reactor kicked off the Atomic Age and has a complicated legacy, including the rise of both nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. As physicists came ...

SRC safely operated a SLOWPOKE-2 nuclear research reactor for 38 years before decommissioning it in 2021. With its compact ...

One of the reactors that Goto helped design is located at TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture. The industry watchdog Nuclear Regulation Authority introduced more stringent ...

"The industry is currently experiencing a wave of innovation, with advancements in reactor designs, fuel technologies and safety systems," he says. "However, it's important to note that while ...

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