Two much-watched advanced nuclear fuel technology companies—Oklo and Lightbridge—will consider co-locating their commercial ...
Cañon City in southern Colorado is still dealing with the fallout of radioactive contamination from decades ago. A nuclear ...
General Atomics has completed several key tests for nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactor technology at NASA’s MSFC.
Nuclear propulsion could be the future of space travel and NASA and General Atomics just brought us one step closer.
The nuclear fuel cycle encompasses the processes involved in the production, use, and disposal of nuclear fuel. Understanding the economics and management of this cycle is crucial for the ...
The fuel was subjected to full reactor heat and hydrogen gas and kept there for 20 minutes – about what a nuclear engine would have to endure during a boost maneuver.
the fuel cycle requires change of uranium elements every 3 to 5 years. This January marked that the plant had delivered its first one billion kilowatt-hours, Rosatom reports. The state nuclear ...
A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, with hopes that the fuel could take humans to Mars in the not-too ...
Nuclear fuel cladding is a critical component in the safety and efficiency of nuclear reactors. It serves as a barrier between the nuclear fuel and the reactor coolant, preventing the release of ...
Director of the IAEA Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technologies. “Access to UKNNL’s infrastructure and expertise was invaluable in developing educational and training courses for Member ...
And, of course, in April we will have our World Nuclear Fuel Cycle conference, which this year will be in Montreal, Canada. That not only is a beautiful location, but clearly when we are talking about ...