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STEP tokamak gets modular fusion reactor core design to reduce downtime, boost maintenance

The engineering strategy behind the UK’s upcoming prototype fusion reactor has shifted toward long-term ...

Hadron Energy Announces Publication of Its First U.S. Patent Application for the Integral Architecture Behind the Halo Micro-Modular Reactor

Hadron Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: HDRN) ("Hadron" or the "Company"), an advanced nuclear technology company, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published the Company ...
Ars Technica

Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test

Just over a year ago, the Trump Administration issued an executive order meant to accelerate the development of nuclear power in the US. While an entire startup ecosystem has developed around the use ...

A nuclear reactor buried one mile below ground moves from concept to a Kansas test site

Deep Fission wants to place small nuclear reactors about a mile underground, where rock and water pressure could replace some costly safety structures. The company has started testing in Kansas with ...
Power Engineering

MHI tapped to lead fast reactor design effort

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was selected as the core company in charge of the conceptual design of a demonstration fast reactor which the Japanese government aims to place into operation in the 2040s.

CCTE's ANEEL Fuel Published in Leading Peer-Reviewed Journal, Building on Completed High-Burnup Irradiation at Idaho National Laboratory

Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE) today announced a major technical milestone for its ANEEL fuel program with the publication ...