A team of researchers in the USA has come up with a revolutionary method capable of tracking chemical changes in molten salts ...

Just 4 small modular reactor companies have received $3B in VC funding. But leading experts tell BI it's unclear if SMRs will ...

Most new nuclear fission reactors being built today are of the light water reactor (LWR) type, which use water for neutron moderation into thermal neutrons as well as neutron capture. While ...

It can be expected that WCRs will continue to play an important role in the 21st century. Light water reactors (LWRs) are the most common WCRs worldwide and are divided into two types: Pressurized ...

Although to most the term ‘fission reactor’ brings to mind something close to the commonly operated light-water reactors (LWRs) which operate using plain water (H 2 O) as coolant and with ...

Introduces the fundamental ageing issues and degradation mechanisms associated with this class of nuclear power reactors Considers materials ageing and degradation in specific light water reactor ...

The company says the new agreement with Hyundai will enable rapid scaling of the small reactor program. The SMR-300 is a pressurized light-water reactor which uses enriched uranium to produce 300 ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to develop an advanced light water reactor, an improved version of conventional pressurized water reactors. It will do so jointly with Kansai Electric Power Co ...

Electrolysis has been a mainstay of crewed mission designs for the outer solar system for decades. It is the most commonly ...