Microsoft-backed US small modular reactor company Aalo Atomics has achieved criticality as part of the US Department of ...
A new nuclear reactor design skips fuel entirely—eliminating meltdown risk while testing a safer future for nuclear power.
A Florida energy startup pulled the cover off a basketball-sized silicon carbide sphere on July 1, 2026, and claimed a manufacturing milestone that the nuclear industry has been working toward for ...
Aalo Atomics has achieved criticality for its Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor at Idaho National ...
Four advanced nuclear reactors reached a self-sustaining chain reaction for the first time in the weeks before July 4, 2026, ...
In the universe, thermonuclear fusion is a common reaction: it is the source of energy for stars. On Earth, producing energy using this process is difficult due to problems with controlling the plasma ...
Just over a year ago, the Trump Administration issued an executive order meant to accelerate the development of nuclear power in the US. While an entire startup ecosystem has developed around the use ...
The scientific community has a plan for achieving fusion power. It involves getting a better understanding of how to control fusion in a tokamak-style reactor using the currently under construction ...
Fukushima, Three Mile Island, and Chornobyl—these are the three lasting images that remain in the public eye when people think of commercial nuclear energy and the consequences that occur when things ...
Valar Atomics' small modular reactor reached criticality at Utah site Thursday, marking a milestone in the company’s push toward commercial deployment.