If you’ve ever wanted to operate your own nuclear reactor, you probably aren’t going to get one in your backyard shop. However, thanks to the University of Manchester, you can get a simulated ...

Most new nuclear fission reactors being built today are of the light water reactor (LWR) type, which use water for neutron moderation into thermal neutrons as well as neutron capture. While ...

The first dismantling of a commercial reactor in Japan has started, ushering in a new period of decommissioning but with the same problem that has plagued the nuclear power industry for years.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri announced a deal to build a new nuclear research reactor. The billion-dollar project will help advance the school's critical role in the fight against ...

China has activated the world’s only operational thorium molten salt reactor, marking a global breakthrough in clean nuclear energy using declassified United States research. Chinese scientists ...

Texas A&M University recently selected Terrestrial Energy to partner on the construction of a commercial IMSR plant at the Texas A&M RELLIS campus, contributing to the university’s goal of ...

An alarm signaling a marked drop in neutron levels forced a reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, to shut down on Jan. 30 while the cause is investigated.

"The main objectives of this agreement are the joint development of a thorium reactor in Maharashtra, its commercialisation according to the safety standards of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board ...

The IRRUR service is a holistic IAEA peer review conducted by a team of international experts who have direct experience in research reactors and with a broad scientific, managerial and operational ...