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The NRC’s proposed fusion framework regulates tritium handling and neutron-activation waste, skipping the emergency cooling rules fission reactors require

Private fusion companies building prototype reactors will face federal rules on tritium and neutron-activated waste but will ...
New Atlas

Modular next-gen US nuclear reactor goes critical

Nuclear energy in the West took another step forward as the first privately developed, non-light-water reactor to go critical ...
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The U.S. Is Playing With Nuclear Fire by Activating These 4th-Gen Nuclear Reactors, Ignoring All Global Warnings

In late July, BWX Technologies quietly activated a new line at its Lynchburg, Virginia facility, capable of producing uranium nitride TRISO fuel—a next-generation material designed for what are known ...
POWER Magazine

Antares Mark-0 Becomes First Advanced Nuclear Reactor to Achieve Criticality Under DOE Pilot Program

Antares Nuclear Inc.'s Mark-0—a sodium heat-pipe-cooled microreactor fueled by high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) ...
Forbes

Are Advanced Nuclear Reactors As Good As They’re Promoted To Be

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ian writes on fossil energies, climate, and transition to renewables. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
BGR

Next-Gen Nuclear Reactors Are Coming To The US According To Government Officials

United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright recently spoke to Bloomberg Tech about an ambitious project. The United States wants to have next-generation nuclear reactors before July 4th, 2026. It is ...
MIT Technology Review

Next-gen nuclear

New reactors use novel materials and compact designs to make nuclear power safer and cheaper. Nuclear power has been a critical part of the electricity grid for decades, but old reactor designs—which ...
The Texas Tribune

Momentum is building to meet electricity demand in Texas with small nuclear reactors

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CNBC

Google, Kairos Power plan advanced nuclear plant for Tennessee Valley Authority grid by 2030

Google and Kairos Power will deploy an advanced nuclear reactor to help power the tech company's data centers on the Tennessee Valley Authority grid. The Hermes 2 reactor developed by Kairos will ...