All the different types of small modular reactors generate heat the same way: by splitting heavy atoms and capturing the heat ...

The company’s current projections suggest adding 600 megawatts of advanced nuclear capacity to its system by 2037. Under this ...

Small Modular Reactors are pivoting the nuclear industry from custom-built energy cathedrals to factory-built energy ...

The nuclear energy industry is seeing a resurgence in global interest as governments, utilities, and tech giants seek to meet soaring electricity demand with around-the-clock, carbon-free power.

A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed.

The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) will push for establishing dedicated regulations for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), a type of next-generation nuclear power plant, starting next year.

Duke Energy has submitted its first site application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a new nuclear reactor in ...

The United States is expanding its civil nuclear partnership with Kazakhstan by providing a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) ...

The federal government is sending the nation's largest public utility a $400 million grant to propel the development of an ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Leonel Lagos, Florida International University (THE CONVERSATION) As U.S. electricity ...