SMR's are being hailed as the perfect solution for large industrial power consumers. SMRs are currently being marketed like they're the iPhone of nuclear energy: smarter, smaller, cheaper, scalable.

You might imagine nuclear power plants as behemoth facilities spanning hundreds of acres. Nuclear microreactors, by contrast, could sit on land the size of a football field and power a whole town. I’m ...

You can feel the buzz: nuclear is back. Or so we’re told. From Brussels to Washington, a new wave of enthusiasm for so-called Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) is sweeping through policy circles, think ...

Nuclear technology company Oklo Inc. broke ground on its Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for its first Aurora powerhouse, ushering in a new era of nuclear energy in the U.S. Aurora powerhouse, the ...

The Trump administration is considering a proposal to divert plutonium that plays a central role in the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile to fuel a new generation of power plants, according to an Energy ...

Dominion Energy on Monday marked the 50th anniversary of its Unit 2 nuclear reactor at Millstone Power Station, highlighting the nuclear plant’s longevity as the company moves toward seeking federal ...

Newcleo, a European developer of advanced nuclear reactors, and the Japanese Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) have signed a collaboration agreement to test key materials for newcleo’s Lead-cooled Fast ...

Framatome and Standard Nuclear Inc. have formed a joint venture (JV) to supply commercial quantities of Tri-structural Isotropic (TRISO) particles and proprietary advanced reactor products to the ...

Japan may need to replace almost a sixth of its aging fleet of nuclear reactors or risk missing its 2040 energy targets. The country would need to substitute about 5.5 gigawatts of generation to meet ...

NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - U.S. power company Duke Energy (DUK.N), opens new tab is considering adding large nuclear reactors to its fleet and extending the life of some coal plants as part of a long ...