Scientists have built the first-ever thorium reactor. Thorium is both more easily accessible and less dangerous than uranium—the most common fission fuel. The system also uses molten salt instead of ...

It raises key questions around coolant level measurement technologies, such as noncontacting gravity sensors vs. traditional ...

What if the next big thing in nuclear energy was a dusty old idea from the Cold War era? Once considered to power nuclear bombers, Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are in the spotlight, promising safer, ...

Chinese scientists achieved a breakthrough in clean energy technology by adding fresh fuel to an operational thorium reactor.

More than 440 commercial reactors generate almost 10 percent of global electricity, a carbon‑free flow that has quietly been ...

India's first fast-breeder reactor in Kalpakkam to be commissioned next year, advancing the country's nuclear power program.