A US nuclear reactor has switched from Regular to Premium fuel with Southern Nuclear inserting four Lead Test Assemblies ...

The fabrication of that LEU into reactor fuel is the last step in the process of turning uranium into nuclear fuel rods. Fuel rods are batched into assemblies that are specifically designed for ...

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.

It will use TRISO (TRI-structural ISOtropic) HALEU fuel. It is one of several advanced reactor designs being supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP ...

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 ...

A definite location for the FNPP has not yet been announced. Rather than the typical fuel powering a nuclear reactor, uranium-235 rods, these reactors will be using salt and powdered uranium oxide ...