June 10, 2024 TerraPower, celebrated the start of construction on the Natrium reactor demonstration project. This marks the first advanced reactor project to move from design into construction in the ...

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have definitively answered a long-standing question: the tiny, natural pores inside graphite blocks do not affect the material’s performance as a ...

The company says its application to build the Natrium reactor demonstration project is the first construction permit application for a commercial advanced reactor to be submitted to the US Nuclear ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The nuclear industry is racing to launch advanced small reactors by the early 2030s, aiming to meet the deep-pocketed technology sector's growing need for electricity to fuel artificial intelligence.

Graphite is a key structural component in some of the world's oldest nuclear reactors and many of the next-generation designs being built today. But it also condenses and swells in response to ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. and PETTEN, The Netherlands, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Terrestrial Energy Inc., (Terrestrial Energy) a developer of small modular nuclear power plants using Generation IV ...

Corrosion by liquid sodium appears to be complex and affects a variety of materials in different ways. I think I've found a good overview, but I've only skimmed it so far. See this collection of ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Graphite is a key structural component in some of the world’s oldest nuclear reactors and many of the next-generation designs being built today. But it also condenses and swells in ...

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--X-energy Reactor Company, LLC (“X-energy” or “the Company”) today announced a Definitive Supply Agreement with Toyo Tanso USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Toyo Tanso Co., ...

Terrestrial Energy and NRG-Pallas are starting the final phase of the graphite irradiation testing programme for Terrestrial's molten salt reactor at the High Flux Reactor in Petten, the Netherlands.