The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its first construction permit for a commercial nuclear reactor in eight ...
TerraPower’s project in Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in nearly a decade.
A materials expert told Friends of ORNL that advanced nuclear reactors need 21st-century materials to withstand extreme conditions and ensure success.
Idaho National Laboratory researchers have built the first microreactor control system in decades, replacing the traditional ...
When the second reactor opened at Connecticut’s Millstone Nuclear Power Station on Sept. 26, 1975, nuclear power was at the height of a golden age in the United States. Millstone, situated on a ...