Scientists in the US have developed a new glowing surrogate nuclear reactor that replaces dangerous neutron-driven reactions with thousands of LEDs in order to simulate the complex physics of a ...

In a dark corner of a mechatronics lab at the Idaho National Laboratory, researcher Ben Baker types commands on a laptop to power up the reactor. A few feet away, a surrogate nuclear reactor the size ...

The United States has taken a step toward a 21st-century renaissance in civilian nuclear power as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for TerraPower's Natrium Gen IV reactor ...

Nations are racing to deploy advanced reactors for cleaner, more secure nuclear energy, which provides about nine percent of the world’s commercial electricity. There are currently 440 operating ...