Small modular reactors (SMRs) represent a new generation of nuclear power, promising cheaper, safer, and more versatile clean energy. In this article, IDTechEx investigates why SMRs are gaining ...

Gen IV plants will be safer and less water intensive, but they won't be commercially viable until 2030 at the earliest. Will there still be market demand? Sign up here. The next generation of nuclear ...

The "High Power Channel-type Reactor", or RBMK (Russian abbreviation), is a generation II reactor. It uses a graphite moderator, a light water coolant, and uranium fuel, enriched to 2% U-235.

From molten salt to TRISO fuel, here’s how technological advancements could upend an old power technology. Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive ...

With concrete already being poured, this startup’s molten salt–cooled reactors could be the first to deliver cheaper, safer nuclear power. Like many new nuclear startups, Kairos promises a path to ...

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 ...

U.S. federal support helped TerraPower and Kairos Power start building full-sized demonstration advanced reactors in April, ...