In an important milestone, the prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam achieved criticality on April 6. The term ‘criticality’ is familiar to India: over the decades, it has been associated ...

India is advancing its civil nuclear program with its Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam now able to self-sustain a nuclear chain reaction. In other news, nine police officers have been sentenced to ...

A handful of U.S. small modular reactor developers are betting that Low Enriched Uranium Plus nuclear fuel will allow them to avoid a potential supply crunch for more advanced fuels. March 24 - HALEU ...

Mary Anne Zivnuska, left, is an alumna of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, and Asheesh Agarwal is an alumnus of the first Trump administration. Courtesy photos America’s most pressing ambitions — ...

Additional nuclear power is coming to North Alabama and the result could be lower utility prices. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last week announced Japan’s ...

New multi-purpose reactor seen operating by 2032/33 Expected to help country grow isotope production Plans to start small modular reactor tender process soon CAPE TOWN, March 24 (Reuters) - South ...

Skyfall will fly on Space Reactor-1 Freedom, which will demonstrate "advanced nuclear electric propulsion in deep space." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

In 2028, we may finally see a mission based on the age-old idea of putting nuclear reactors in space. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit ...

NASA announced plans March 24 to develop Space Reactor 1 (SR-1) Freedom, a mission to Mars demonstrating nuclear electric propulsion. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — NASA’s new exploration strategy includes ...

The mission, called Space Reactor 1 Freedom, will test advanced nuclear electric propulsion. Upon reaching Mars, the spacecraft would deploy helicopters to explore the planet from the air. This ...