Like the Natrium design, this is a Generation IV fast neutron reactor, but it uses lead as coolant instead of sodium, which is beneficial in terms of heat transfer capacity as it has a higher ...

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

Russia’s Federal Service for Ecological, Technological & Nuclear Supervision (Rostekhnadzor) has authorised nuclear utility ...

Russian nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor has approved a 15-year life extension to 2040 for the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant's ...

Sodium cooled fast reactors, lead and lead–bismuth cooled fast reactors and gas ... In addition, the molten salt fast reactor concept is being considered as a long term option. The most mature fast ...

New designs also include alternative coolants, such as molten salt, lead, lead–bismuth and gas ... and even microreactors,” said Vladimir Kriventsev, Team Leader for Fast Reactor Technology ...

The benefit of the molten chloride fast reactor is that it operates at ... “It’s like baking a cake,” said Bill Phillips, ...

In this article we’ll look at how these marvels of engineering work and the various fast reactor types in use and under development by nations like Russia, China and India. As alluded to in the ...