The small nuclear power plants will use molten salt in their fuel, making them safer and more versatile and portable than ...

A novel modular steel-concrete composite, which can significantly reduce the construction costs of nuclear reactors, has ...

In addition, the majority of nuclear reactors under development and construction ... Light water reactors (LWRs) are the most common WCRs worldwide and are divided into two types: Pressurized Water ...

The process doesn't create radioactive waste like current nuclear reactors do, so it eliminates ... would lay the groundwork for a new, cleaner type of nuclear energy to meet the rising energy ...

One type of advanced reactor, a molten salt reactor, uses fuels dissolved in molten salt coolants instead of the solid fuels used in traditional nuclear reactors. These reactors feature enhanced ...

Advanced reactors, called small modular reactors and microreactors, produce a fraction of the energy produced by the conventional nuclear reactors built around the world for the last 50 years.

Chemists report that radiation-induced chemical reactions may help mitigate the corrosion of metals in a new type of nuclear reactor cooled by molten salts.

New Wave of Smaller, Cheaper Nuclear Reactors Sends US States Racing to Attract the Industry HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With the promise of newer, cheaper nuclear power on the horizon, U.S. states ...