Small nuclear reactors are pitched as cheaper, safer, faster and easier to finance than their conventional counterparts. Hype around them is building fast, but some experts warn it ignores fundamental ...

Researchers at the University of Maine and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are ...

Washington spent much of the 1970s trying to become a center for nuclear power, with plans for five huge fission reactors at Richland and Satsop. Then came cost overruns, construction problems, and ...

Explore the potential of molten salt nuclear power technology, which aims to eliminate concerns about nuclear waste and disasters while providing nearly unlimited energy. This video discusses how ...

Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory are testing how insider ...

With $800 million in federal aid, developers of light-water small modular reactors are racing to build supply chains, ...

Heat pumps use outside temperature differences to make our homes cozy and warm, while lowering our reliance on fossil fuels ...

As the spallation neutron beam passes through the TRISO particle, some neutrons are absorbed by the uranium while most are scattered away. A neutron area detector collects the scattered neutrons, ...

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton have been subject to split rumors after not being seen together publicly since March. A source revealed last week the the couple's busy work schedules are to blame for ...