Since the construction of the first commercial light water nuclear power plants (LWR) the design of their fuel rods hasn’t changed significantly. Mechanically robust and corrosion-resistant ...
We are looking at nuclear fuel rods (fast reactors) that use liquid metal (made from High Assay Low Enriched Uranium - HALEU) in the cooling process instead of water. According to me, this ...
The company says the metallic fuel rods - which operate at a lower temperature ... and can operate on fuel made from fresh high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) or used nuclear fuel. In October the ...