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Next-generation reactors revolutionize US energy with ultra‑modular breakthrough

If nuclear construction has a reputation for moving slowly, Aalo Atomics is betting that the industry’s next leap looks less ...
Nature

Burnable Absorbers in Nuclear Reactor Design

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 ...
SiliconANGLE

Google’s DeepMind and CFS are building an AI plasma control system for nuclear fusion

Google LLC’s DeepMind research unit is partnering with the nuclear fusion startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC to see if it can help it generate almost unlimited amounts of clean energy using its ...
AOL

US selects 11 firms for program to fast-track small nuclear test reactors

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Energy said on Tuesday it has made an initial selection of 11 companies for a pilot program seeking to develop high-tech test nuclear reactors and get at ...
The Connecticut Mirror

Millstone nuclear reactor marks a half century: Take a look inside

When the second reactor opened at Connecticut’s Millstone Nuclear Power Station on Sept. 26, 1975, nuclear power was at the height of a golden age in the United States. Millstone, situated on a ...
NPR

Trump's rush to build nuclear reactors across the U.S. raises safety worries

In May, President Trump sat in the Oval Office flanked by executives from America's nuclear power industry. "It's a hot industry. It's a brilliant industry," the president said from behind the ...