2+ day, 18+ min ago   (505+ words) Antares plans to test its Mark-1 reactor for more than six months in 2027 on a ground-to-space demonstration. The US has not operated a nuclear reactor in space since 1965. Antares now wants to change that with a $161 million defense award. The…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (516+ words) A full-size reactor canister survived a 100-foot descent and retrieval as Deep Fission tests its underground nuclear concept. Deep Fission has successfully lowered a 20-foot reactor canister 100 feet underground and retrieved it using commercial drilling equipment, testing a key part…...

3+ day, 45+ min ago   (468+ words) A deep-tech startup’s experimental nuclear fusion system has reportedly spotted signatures of a total of 32 elements, including noble gases, rare earths, and uranium. Hyderabad-based Hylenr Technologies, which develops low-energy nuclear reactor (LENR) tech, reported the findings after more than two…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (456+ words) The compact stellarator combines planar coils with continuous plasma exhaust. Fusion power company Thea Energy has detailed a fusion power plant designed to continuously supply approximately 400 megawatts of electricity to the grid. The New Jersey-based company unveiled the Helios architecture…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (520+ words) A planned Louisiana nuclear campus is entering its next phase, with site studies and reactor technology screening ahead. ONE Nuclear Energy is moving a planned small modular reactor project in Louisiana into technical and environmental evaluation, with Project Amberjack targeting…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (248+ words) China General Nuclear has begun pouring the foundation for Unit 2 of the Zhaoyuan nuclear plant in Shandong, the second Hualong One reactor in the world designed to be cooled by a giant tower instead of the sea. Construction for China’s…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (427+ words) The Engineering Test Unit 3 demonstration in Tennessee is helping Kairos refine the construction, maintenance and operator-training systems. Kairos Power has completed the first phase of testing on a non-nuclear mockup of the reactor cavity planned for its Hermes 2 demonstration plant…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (464+ words) The 180,000 square feet area of each cooling tower will naturally cool the steam, shifting the heat sink to the atmosphere. Construction for China’s first Hualong One reactor with cooling towers has now begin in the eastern province of Shandong. The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (414+ words) Called TENIX, the anti-aging battery additive stops aging process at the source every time batteries charge and discharge....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (402+ words) A critical helium cooling system for a new microreactor has moved into detailed design, advancing its engineering development. A critical cooling component for a new nuclear microreactor has moved into detailed design, marking another engineering step toward building a prototype....