Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.

The OTA provides a framework for the DOE to review and authorize the design and operation of the TETRA reactor. This system ...

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A Bill Gates-backed nuclear reactor dubbed “Cowboy Chernobyl” by critics is nearing approval in Wyoming as regulators ...

Study models the consequences of failure at Egypt's El-Dabaa nuclear reactor and warns the impact would extend up to 50 miles ...

Companies like Kairos Power are building new types of reactors with the encouragement of the Trump administration, but their ...

Theoretically, there's no better, more practical source of reliable, carbon-free energy than the current generation of nuclear reactors. In practice, the theory holds water, but there are still a few ...

At the intersection of mathematics and nature, scientists have found intriguing and often beautiful designs. Pinecone scales ...