The plant still produces roughly one-third of all electricity generated within CT, causing great interest and speculation ...

In addition, the majority of nuclear reactors under development and construction are water-cooled. Water Cooled Reactors (WCRs) have been the cornerstone of the nuclear industry in the 20th century.

The PWR-5 nuclear reactor to be deployed in Texas is a scaled version of the larger PWR-20 design from Last Energy.

The first European pressurized water reactors are expected to be switched on next year, but they have been hit by redesigns, cost hikes and delays, as Michael Banks reports Waiting game Hinkley Point ...

Countercurrent flow limitations (CCFL) represent a critical safety and operational consideration in pressurised water reactors (PWRs). In these systems, opposing flows of coolant and vapour within ...

The Wolf Creek power plant is a pressurized water reactor, operating at a very high pressure in a container and using water as its coolant, Richards said. “The fuel rods are enriched uranium, ...

Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is a significant material degradation for major components of both pressurized water reactors (PWRs) and boiling water reactors (BWRs), and is still an important ...

Leading players have significant financial backing already lined up, often from technology companies and future customers.

China says the Linglong One is the world’s first commercial land-based small modular reactor (SMR) to pass a safety review by ...

Lightbridge Corporation recently completed work loading capsules containing Lightbridge Fuel material samples into an ...

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued the final rule certifying NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR), making it the seventh reactor design – and the first SMR – to be cleared by ...