When the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, CA, achieved a fusion energy gain factor of 1.6 on a test of its laser-based fusion reactor, the response was either utter elation or jaded skepticism ...

Dutch-French molten salt reactor developer Thorizon has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction to jointly advance the development and ...

Multipurpose: an illustration of Ulstein International’s nuclear-powered Thor showing its ship-to-ship resupply boom and passenger transfer, and below a close-up of a replenishment operation. Image ...

PHOENIX - The use of current-type nuclear reactors - light water reactors, or LWR - is valid for all the points mentioned in the Herald's editorial about Duane Sand and his idea for a Red River Valley ...

IDAHO FALLS — Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have achieved a historic breakthrough in nuclear energy by launching full-scale production of enriched fuel salt for the Molten Chloride ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

Idaho National Laboratory has launched full-scale production of enriched fuel salt for the world's first test of a molten chloride salt fast reactor - technology that could be deployed as soon as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Dallas-based battery technology provider, Solidion Technology Inc., a grant to scale ...

Salt isn’t just for popcorn anymore. In fact, molten salt has caught the eye of the nuclear industry as an ideal working fluid for reactor cooling, energy transfer, fueling and fission product ...

Peer-reviewed research published in the Journal of Nuclear Materials shows that purifying molten fluoride salts before they ...

The Integral MSR is also based on the MSR Experiment but has been modified to have a more sealed, passive approach. The design team is based in Canada with international involvement and support. An 80 ...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved construction of TerraPower’s Natrium reactor in Wyoming, ...