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Tiny titan: Amazon-backed 80MW mobile nuclear reactor gets big funding boost
US based X-Energy Reactor company has announced the closure of its upsized Series C-1 financing round. The money raised will help it accelerate the development of its small modular nuclear reactor ...
Nuclear Engineering International8d
European PULSAR project looks to lunar missions
The European PULSAR research project, conducted between 2022 and 2024, has disclosed the conceptual design for a plutonium-238 (Pu-238)-fuelled ...
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PULSAR consortium designs nuclear power system for lunar missions
The PULSAR research project, led by Belgian engineering firm Tractebel, has unveiled the conceptual design of a plutonium-238 ...
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Oklo's SWOT analysis: nuclear energy innovator powers AI revolution stock
Oklo Inc., a pioneering nuclear technology company, is making waves in the energy sector with its innovative approach to small modular reactors (SMRs) and a unique business model tailored for the ...
TechCrunch16d
Zombie nuclear reactors could be revived thanks to AI data center demand
Hoping to capitalize on the data center power boom, state-owned utility Santee Cooper is looking for partners to help finance and complete the two reactors at the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Power ...
Daily Mail16d
Nuclear fusion breakthrough: China's 'artificial sun' reactor sets a new world record by generating a steady loop of plasma for 1,066 seconds - taking the world closer towards ...
If we want to rely on nuclear fusion to power the world's homes, the first step is making reactors that can run as hot and as long as possible. Now, China's 'artificial sun' reactor ...
Business Wire17d
First-of-a-kind Simulator Created by Westinghouse and Idaho National Laboratory Will Improve Versatility, Profitability of Nuclear Reactors
“Beyond-the-grid products allow nuclear reactors to be ready for flexible operation when wind or solar power causes baseload plants to curtail operations,” said Bruce Hallbert, director of the ...
The New York Times17d
South Carolina Utility Seeks Buyers for Failed Nuclear Project
The utility, Santee Cooper, is trying to sell two nuclear reactors that it abandoned in 2017 as tech companies seek new sources of electricity for data centers. By Danielle Kaye A major power ...
techxplore17d
Streamlining AI development for transparent nuclear engineering models
As nuclear energy ramps up to move towards decarbonization goals, machine learning and AI techniques offer potential to speed up new reactor design and improve safety of the existing fleet. However, ...
New Atlas18d
New fuel withstands nuclear thermal propulsion reactor conditions
The trials verify that the fuel can survive the harsh environment of a nuclear rocket reactor. Up until now, the main way of propelling spacecraft has been through chemical rockets. To be fair ...
The Business Journals18d
Duke Energy bolsters prospects for adding small nuclear reactor at Triad power station
Charlotte-based power company joins application for grant to help develop commercial reactors similar to nuclear-submarine technology. And the Triad could be a benefactor. Duke Energy is hoping to ...