Nuclear engineering is an interdisciplinary field that underpins the design, operation and maintenance of nuclear reactors and fuel cycles, integrating fundamental physics, advanced materials science ...

Aalo has completed the Final Design Review for its 10 MWe sodium‑cooled Aalo-X reactor at INL, aiming for criticality by July ...

Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit ...

Burnable absorbers are key components in modern nuclear reactor design, serving to mitigate the excess reactivity inherent in fresh reactor cores while simultaneously enhancing operational safety and ...

NASA engineers have completed first cold-flow tests of a full-scale nuclear thermal propulsion reactor, validating designs ...

International regulators are increasingly cooperating to evaluate the safety of new small modular reactor ...

WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved NuScale Power's (SMR.N), opens new tab design for 77 megawatt reactors, clearing a hurdle for the company as ...

China’s National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has unveiled its design for a new next-generation nuclear reactor. Called a “crucial step” in the country’s future energy plans, the new reactor could ...

French startup Stellaria is asking regulators for permission to build an experimental fast-neutron molten salt reactor that ...

Nuclear-powered dynamic positioning vessels are technically feasible and achievable, according to results from the ...

Belgian engineering firm Tractebel announced it has signed a new mutual agreement with NRG-Pallas to extend their long-standing collaboration on the construction of the Pallas research reactor in ...