Most new nuclear fission ... fast neutron reactor. In Russia, Rosatom along with nuclear fuel manufacturer TVEL have announced the start of construction of the BREST-OD-300 lead-cooled reactor.

China has once again beat everyone else to a clean energy milestone—its new nuclear reactor is reportedly one of the first to ...

In an unassuming industrial park 30 miles outside Boston, engineers are building a futuristic machine to replicate the energy that powers the stars. If all goes to plan, it could be the key to ...

Although to most the term ‘fission reactor’ brings ... mostly for fast neutron reactors, with examples like the Russian BN-series of sodium-cooled, fast neutron reactors being prime example ...

The fission method splits the atom, which generates a chain reaction of energy that heats water or gas to drive a turbine connected to an electrical generator. More than 400 nuclear reactors are ...

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 ...

Scientists in Gansu province in the country's west have achieved the milestone of reloading fuel to an operational nuclear fission ... and gas. Meanwhile, the SPARC nuclear fusion reactor ...

Nuclear fission does not release the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide ... creates employment opportunities for many people. Modern reactor designs are extremely safe.