When the first functional molten salt reactor was developed by scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, it ran at full power from 1965 though 1969 (over 13,000 hours), but the Department of ...

To fuel the insatiable energy appetite of artificial intelligence, tech companies are going big on small nuclear reactors. Last week, both Google and Amazon announced agreements with companies ...

One of the two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in East Georgia has been offline about a week due to a “valve issue,” and it’s unclear when it will restart.

In 2024, Bill Gates told CBS the full cost of his 375-megawatt Natrium reactor would be “close to $10 billion,” making its cost nearly $30 million per megawatt — almost twice Vogtle’s.

Prior to that, the Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group that Gov. Greg Abbott had ordered be formed put out various recommendations for bringing the technology to the state in mid-November.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Underground on Purdue University’s campus is the only nuclear reactor in Indiana. Although used just for research purposes — the total energy the reactor generates powers about ...

If the NRC and the TVA board approve the plans to build the first reactor there, it could begin operating around 2032, providing 300 megawatts of power, which is enough for about 175,000 homes.

The Tennessee Valley Authority submitted a construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a small, modular nuclear reactor.

Because these reactors operated at very high (classified) pressures, the entire reactor system was under high-pressure stress through most of the reactor plant's 25-30-year lifetime. The whole reactor ...

The new reactor will be developed at the San Rafael Energy Research Center in Emery County, Valar Atomics founder Isaiah Taylor said. Utah will have a new nuclear reactor running by 2026, Gov. Cox ...