Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Designed by Newcleo, an Italian tech company looking for a more sustainable solution to nuclear reactors, the PRECURSOR reactor uses lead as a ...

A little over a year ago, President Trump set an ambitious goal: He wanted to see American companies build at least three new experimental nuclear reactors by July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of ...

A new test could make it easier to detect high-risk prostate cancer cases earlier. The blood test, called Stockholm3, is showing promise in clinical trials, beating out the traditional, standard ...

US-based advanced nuclear fuel developer Lightbridge has successfully removed its first irradiated fuel samples from the world’s largest and most powerful nuclear test reactor. The irradiated samples ...

Advanced nuclear fuel developer Lightbridge Corporation has announced that the first batch of its fuel material samples have been successfully removed from Idaho National Laboratory's Advanced Test ...

Valar Atomics has achieved self-sustaining criticality and completed zero-power testing at Ward 250, its Gen IV tri-structural isotropic (TRISO)-fueled modular high-temperature gas reactor (HTGR), at ...

Valar Atomics reached criticality with its Ward250 small modular reactor in Orangeville, Utah, marking a key milestone in advanced nuclear deployment under a federal pilot program. The Department of ...

Nuclear energy in the West took another step forward as the first privately developed, non-light-water reactor to go critical in the United States in more than 40 years reached a major milestone when ...

Antares Nuclear has completed a criticality test of its Mark-0 microreactor The company became the first Reactor Pilot Program participant to complete a fueled reactor test The achievement moves ...

Antares Nuclear, Inc. announced Thursday that its Mark-0 microreactor achieved criticality at Idaho National Laboratory, becoming the first advanced reactor to reach the milestone under a U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department says a small nuclear reactor under development at a national lab has reached a crucial milestone that could allow it to produce electricity within a few years.

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 ...