Chemists report that radiation-induced chemical reactions may help mitigate the corrosion of metals in a new type of nuclear reactor cooled by molten salts.

High temperatures and ionizing radiation create extremely corrosive environments inside a nuclear reactor. To design ...

The small nuclear power plants will use molten salt in their fuel, making them safer and more versatile and portable than ...

Moving toward the goal of having an operational molten salt nuclear reactor in the next decade, Southern Company and the ...

Westinghouse Electric Company and Chemetics Inc. announced today they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to ...

Metatron N.R.G. says its miniature device using a unique form of nuclear fusion could revolutionize the world of clean, ...

A team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, joined by university students, recently traveled to The ...

The Palisades nuclear power plant aims to reopen in October, but the steam generators need major repairs that could delay the ...

A team of scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently unveiled a modified version of the “superalloy” ...

Dow, a major producer of chemicals and plastics, wants to use next-generation nuclear reactors for clean power and steam at a ...

U.S. states are positioning themselves to compete for newer, cheaper nuclear reactors being developed as communities and tech giants compete in a race for electricity ...