More than 440 commercial reactors generate almost 10 percent of global electricity, a carbon‑free flow that has quietly been ...

China exports close to 100% of its supply to the US. Dysprosium is another key rare earth that is used in nuclear reactor control rods, as it readily absorbs neutrons. Japan is the biggest importer of ...

Neutrinos, elusive fundamental particles, can act as a window into the center of a nuclear reactor, the interior of the Earth ...

The utility shaved a year off the timeline for its small modular reactors, but needs board approval to begin construction.

India's first prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tamil Nadu's Kalpakkam is expected to be commissioned next year, nearly two years after it got the go-ahead from the nuclear regulator, officials ...

It might seem like everyone from venture capitalists to the news media to the U.S. secretary of Energy has been hyping small modular reactors as the key to unlocking a nuclear renaissance and ...

Armed with ₹20,000 crore and a mission, India’s nuclear establishment seems all set to harness the in-thing — small modular reactors. Going by what the government is telling the ...

During a private meeting earlier this month, researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed the successful operation of a thorium-powered nuclear reactor located in the Gobi Desert. The team ...

"A liability cap will allay the major concern of the suppliers of nuclear reactors." The amendments are in line with international norms that put the onus on the operator to maintain safety ...