Energy is released inside nuclear power plants through a controlled process that produces heat, which is then used to generate electricity ...

“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with the CEO of Radiant Nuclear about trying to make portable microreactors for data centers, military bases, and more. The volatility of energy prices has been ...

As if the U.S. grids weren’t stressed enough, AI data centers threaten to overwhelm them further with their massive energy demands. To address these challenges, researchers in Utah are entertaining ...

How does a thorium reactor work: Nuclear energy is one of the cleanest and most reliable energy sources, and one technology attracting attention is the thorium reactor. Seen as a safer and more ...

Small, possibly portable, nuclear reactors that can’t melt down are moving toward reality in the United States, with what may be the first two coming online or beginning construction this year. The US ...

For the first time, a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III has airlifted a complete, 5 MW nuclear reactor from March Air Reserve Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah for assembly and ...