You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The US has issued a permit to construct a different kind of nuclear reactor. Known as a molten-salt ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A novel nuclear reactor currently under construction at the Abilene Christian University (ACU) in Texas will help generate ...

The US Department of Energy approved a Nuclear Safety Design Agreement establishing regulatory alignment ...

Photo: Kairos Power (outer image)/ Oak Ridge National Laboratory (inner image) By most ostensible measures, molten salt-based nuclear fission reactors could dramatically change the global energy grid ...

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Several shipping giants have been toying with the idea of outfitting future vessels with smaller, more advanced nuclear ...

Idaho National Laboratory has produced what the Department of Energy describes as the first batch of fuel for the world’s first fast-spectrum molten salt reactor, clearing one of the longest-standing ...

As next-generation nuclear reactors, known as Gen IV power plants, are developed, it is looking more and more likely that they will be of the molten salt variety. These plants swap out radioactive ...

The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has cleared a major hurdle in making a Generation IV nuclear reactor practical. Using a new process, a team has developed a new way of processing fuel efficiently ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a construction permit to Abilene Christian University (ACU) to build the Natura MSR-1, marking the first U.S. university research reactor approved in ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) have successfully completed a rare 2,300-hour experiment ...

There are some potentially valid criticism about the Nuclear Salt Water Rocket (NSWR). The criticisms highlight real physical constraints. A hydrogenous mixture will moderate neutrons, preventing a ...