A US nuclear reactor has switched from Regular to Premium fuel with Southern Nuclear inserting four Lead Test Assemblies ...

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

Dysprosium: Crucial for high-performance magnets in wind turbines and electric vehicles, it’s also used in control rods for nuclear reactors. Lutetium: It’s primarily used in cracking hydrocarbons in ...

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.

Argonne National Lab has an AI-based tool that can help design and operate nuclear reactors—at a time when AI itself is ...

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 ...

They always quote instances of people near nuclear reactors suffering from radiation-related health hazards. The other side responds by downplaying the dangers, and in its casualness displays ...

Nuclear reactors could someday power a chemical plant in Texas, making it the first with such a facility onsite. The factory, which makes plastics and other materials, could become a model for ...