"We're very encouraged by the positive test results proving the fuel can survive these operational conditions, moving us closer to realizing the potential of safe, reliable nuclear thermal ...

The company has successfully trialed a nuclear fuel that could one day drastically cut down the travel time to Mars and beyond. The tests showed the fuel can withstand the harsh conditions of a ...

The fuel was subjected to full reactor heat and hydrogen gas and kept there for 20 minutes – about what a nuclear engine would have to endure during a boost maneuver.

On Jan. 16 the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality held a public hearing to discuss UNC's proposal to burn fuel pellets, which may contain Per ...

Kansai Electric Power is working to double the amount of spent nuclear fuel it will ship to France, increasing it by about 200 tons, informed sources said. The move comes as Fukui Prefecture ...

A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, with hopes that the fuel could take humans to Mars in the not-too ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced the creation of a new 'Nuclear Energy Mission for Viksit Bharat' and pushed for amending laws that are limiting this growth. In her budget speech.

(Maxim Shemetov/Reuters) Both reactors on the Akademik Lomonosov have reloaded the uranium fuel elements for the first time since the floating nuclear power plant was put into operation in 2020.

FRM-II currently uses fuel enriched to over 95% uranium-235 to generate its dense neutron flux - and such high-enriched uranium (HEU) is seen as a nuclear proliferation risk. TUM has agreed with the ...

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) just hit a massive milestone that could alter the future of space exploration. The company has successfully trialed a nuclear fuel that could one ...

The role of redox and structure on grain growth in Mn-doped UO 2 Mn-doped UO 2 is a promising nuclear fuel, and is predicted to undergo favourable grain growth during service. This study uses ...

Some, including Oklo, intend to recycle spent nuclear fuel from conventional plants as their fuel supply. Most use passive thermal management systems which in the event of some failure should ...