The fuel isn't quite everlasting, but it is long-lasting and abundant — and it doesn't produce lung-troubling air pollution.

The first thorium molten salt reactor has officially entered the construction phase. Unlike conventional reactors, it uses ...

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

A North Carolina-headquartered developer of small modular nuclear power plants announced it has an agreement with the U.S.

Bill Phillips, technical lead for salt synthesis, says, "It’s a major milestone for American innovation and a clear signal of ...

Chinese scientists successfully converted thorium-232 into uranium-233 within an experimental thorium molten salt reactor, validating the technical feasibility of the thorium fuel cycle. This ...

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

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Dallas-based battery technology provider, Solidion Technology Inc., a grant to scale up the production of a key material for advanced molten salt nuclear ...

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 Reactor ...

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 ...

Company has leased the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab (USREL) in central Utah, expanding its molten salt reactor (MSR) program beyond research-grade testing and fuel qualification to accelerate deployment ...

Small Modular Reactors are pivoting the nuclear industry from custom-built energy cathedrals to factory-built energy appliances, driven by the need for 24/7 firm power to feed AI data centers and ...