Although to most the term ‘fission reactor’ brings to mind something close to the commonly operated light-water reactors (LWRs) which operate using plain water (H 2 O) as coolant and with sluggish, ...

Nuclear Reactor Simulators for Education and Training In support of human resource development in Member States the IAEA has established education and training programmes on active learning about ...

The discovery of nuclear fission in the 1930s brought with it first the threat of nuclear annihilation by nuclear weapons in the 1940s, followed by the promise of clean, plentiful power in the 1950s ...

Climate change, expedited by anthropogenic activities, has become a major environmental concern in this century. Governments ...

The preliminary design of the Yanlong pool-type low-temperature reactor for district heating has been completed, China National Nuclear Corporation announced yesterday. A model of the Yanlong reactor ...

Pool-type experimental reactors have had safe and stable operation for the past 50 years. “It can be constructed either inner land or on the coast, making it an especially good fit for northern inland ...

Nuclear power plants provide 20% of the nation's energy. To ensure they remain functional and safe to operate, plant ...

TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company founded by Bill Gates, has submitted a design for a new type of reactor and energy ...

Getting the construction permits took nearly two years. For the first time in 50 years, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a construction permit for a new type of nuclear test reactor.

Editor's Note: This story was updated on Monday, June 10 at 4:45 p.m. E.D.T. In the new HBO miniseries "Chernobyl," Russian scientists uncover the reason for an explosion in Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl ...