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Plan to deploy 40-50 small modular nuclear reactors: Tata Consulting Engineers CEO Amit Sharma
A top industry official said that the 220-MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) was being rede…
PTI
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Free solar electricity to mobile nuclear plants — major sustainability initiatives announced in Budget 2024!
The new Union Budget focuses on energy security with free electricity, nuclear advancements, and gr…
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China plans to float nuclear reactors in disputed South China Sea; Analysts see it 'risky for environment'
The US military warned that China is moving forward with developing floating nuclear reactors in th…
ANI
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This new technology for nuclear power could help fuel the AI revolution
Swiss startup Transmutex has pioneered a way to both reduce nuclear waste and increase energy outpu…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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Rolls-Royce unveils a concept nuclear reactor that could one day power a colony on the moon
Rolls-Royce is hoping its micronuclear reactor could be installed on the moon by the early 2030s.
Marianne Guenot
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The US wants to build a different kind of nuclear reactor from a decades-old concept that could power ships and other off-the-grid locations
Most nuclear reactors use water as a coolant. Molten-salt reactors use salts with higher boiling po…
Jenny McGrath
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Ex-SpaceX engineers are working on portable nuclear reactors that can power over 1,000 homes
The startup ‘Radiant’ was founded by ex-SpaceX engineers who recently secured funding of $1.2 mi…
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A Bill Gates company is about to start building a nuclear power plant in Wyoming
TerraPower CEO Chris Levesque told The Financial Times it plans to start work on a site in Wyoming …
George Glover
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Bill Gates' nuclear-power firm will help build a $170 million experimental nuclear reactor in Idaho
The project is a collaboration between Gates' TerraPower and Southern Company, and is designed to t…
Kate Duffy
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NASA has a plan for mini nuclear reactors on the moon which could one day power a lunar colony
NASA aims to send humans back to the moon within the decade and they'll need a reliable power sourc…
Marianne Guenot
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The time in 1978 when a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite crashed into Canada and scattered radioactive debris everywhere
Almost 50 years ago, a nuclear-powered satellite crashed, leading to an extensive cleanup effort. I…
Chris Panella
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The Department of Defense will build a prototype mobile nuclear microreactor to meet energy demands of US military
Microreactor prototype designs from two teams will be reviewed by the Department of Defense in earl…
Morgan Keith
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The US Navy is planning to 'recycle' one of its first supercarriers. Here's what's next for USS Nimitz
The Navy has the ambitious goal of building a fleet with 546 ships by 2051. USS Nimitz won't be one…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Microsoft is planning to use nuclear energy to power its AI data centers, according to a job posting
The tech giant is exploring plans to use nuclear energy to power its AI data centres as it grapples…
Tom Carter
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Putin says Russia got its troubled nuclear-powered cruise missile to work after years of failure and a deadly disaster
The Russian leader called it a successful test of the Burevestnik missile, which has suffered repea…
Chris Panella,Ryan Pickrell
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'Oppenheimer' fact v. fiction: What the movie got right and wrong according to a nuclear historian
Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" is historically accurate in many ways, but it's still a work of f…
Jenny McGrath
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Here's why North Korean hackers attacked India's nuclear power plant
The hackers had the ability to cause damage, but chose to retrieve data instead. Even t…
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Nuclear power could transform the US energy grid — but decades of roadblocks and rising prices are standing in the way
Experts say relying more nuclear power could reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, especially as t…
Avery Hartmans
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A small Wyoming town is hoping Bill Gates' $1 billion nuclear power plant could save hundreds of jobs
Bill Gates' TerraPower is considering four Wyoming towns for its nuclear power plant - including Gl…
Anna Cooban
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Why China changed its mind about nuclear weapons and is bulking up its arsenal at 'accelerated' pace
"The Chinese hope to make it impossible for the US to be confident it can carry out a preemptive st…