A Tungsten Miracle Happened in the Heart of a Fusion Reactor

Recently, another reactor in France reported a major tungsten breakthrough: its toroidal tokamak, clad in tungsten, ...

Officials break ground on first-of-its-kind underground nuclear reactor: 'For decades to come'

Construction on a revolutionary new kind of nuclear power plant is underway in Kansas. According to KCUR, an NPR affiliate, ...
Idaho Business Review

Idaho lab produces first-ever fuel for fast molten salt reactor experiment

Idaho National Laboratory launches full-scale molten chloride fuel production for the MCRE, marking a historic milestone in ...
Purdue University

At Indiana’s only nuclear reactor, engineers conduct the first experiments of their kind in the U.S.

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 ...
New Atlas

Aircraft carrier nuclear reactors could help solve AI's power problem

If you have a redundant nuclear aircraft carrier lying around, you can give HGP Intelligent Energy a call. The Texas-based ...
New Atlas

Deep Fission raises $30 million to build mile-deep nuclear reactor

Giving a whole new meaning to underground power, startup Deep Fission Nuclear has secured US$30 million in funding to install a micro-reactor in a mile-deep borehole by July 4, 2026 as part of the US ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Second unit of world’s largest nuclear power base brought online in China

Phase I of Zhangzhou nuclear power plant is now operational in China after two units of the Hualong One reactor have come ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

First reactors brought online at world’s largest nuclear power base in China

The world's largest nuclear power base, built around China's Hualong One reactor, has completed the first phase of ...