A materials expert told Friends of ORNL that advanced nuclear reactors need 21st-century materials to withstand extreme ...

Advanced computing is being utilized to predict a key occurrence in nuclear fission reactions, which could help improve energy production in future plants, according to a new stud ...

Giving a whole new meaning to underground power, startup Deep Fission Nuclear has secured US$30 million in funding to install a micro-reactor in a mile-deep borehole by July 4, 2026 as part of the US ...

A global nuclear energy resurgence is underway, driven by the need for a stable, low-carbon energy mix and massive electricity demand projections spurred by the artificial intelligence boom. Deep ...

NASA is no longer talking about lunar bases in abstract terms. The agency has set a concrete goal to have a working nuclear fission reactor operating on the Moon by 2030, turning a science fiction ...

Lockheed Martin is focusing on developing Fission Surface Power (FSP) as the essential solution ...

Deep Fission, which aims to place small modular reactors in boreholes a mile underground, has signed an agreement to purchase ...

Deep Fission, a California-based nuclear startup aiming to place small modular pressurized water reactors in boreholes one mile underground, has announced the selection of its first three planned ...

TerraPower, a start-up founded by Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, is set to build a new kind of nuclear power plant in Wyoming ...