The second sample of melted nuclear fuel has been retrieved from crippled Fukushima reactor, according to the operator of the ...

The defueling of the second of two reactors at Hunterston B means the plant has become the first of the UK's seven advanced ...

To prevent possible problems of fuel rods leaks, EDF has decided to fully restructure the core of the EPR at unit 3 of France ...

Currently there is no permanent underground geological repository in the U.S. Instead, spent nuclear fuel rods are stored “temporarily” under 40-year permits at each of the nuclear reactor sites in ...

Molten salt reactors were first developed in the 1950s. They are unique because they have higher efficiency and lower radioactive waste than others. They operate at extreme temperatures and use liquid ...

After five years of trying to find the right ingredients, scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) believe they have created the perfect recipe to fuel the world's first critical ...

ORNL has pioneered a technique to coat fuel and reactor core materials in zirconium carbide, which can protect these critical components from hydrogen infiltration and corrosion without impacting ...

Small modular reactor (SMR) developers in the U.S. have announced a string of deals and investments to secure steady supplies of HALEU nuclear fuel amid fears that the lack of a domestic nuclear ...

In collaboration with Southern Company and TerraPower, INL will synthesize and handle the fuel salt, load and operate the reactor, and perform all post-operation deactivation and disassembly work.

The delays in FBR deployment is bad news for India’s nuclear programme, given that these reactors envisaged the use of recycled fuel while breeding much more fissile fuel. How India can side-step FBR ...