A French firm has submitted its application with local authorities, seeking approval to build ...

Russia's 150 MWt MBIR fast neutron research reactor at Dimitrovgrad has reached 80% construction, and is set for 2028 startup ...

French molten salt reactor developer Stellaria has announced it is seeking the necessary authorisations to construct an ...

Construction of a 300-MW nuclear power unit showcasing a fuel specially developed for the reactor is underway in Siberia, a project that industry experts say could provide a dramatic leap forward in ...

Russia’s state atomic energy corporation – Rosatom – has announced the beginning of pilot operations of its nuclear fuel fabrication/refabrication facility or ...

The China National Nuclear Corporation's neutron reactor could generate up to 1.2GW and provide a more efficient, cleaner source of power China's state-owned nuclear power firm has unveiled the design ...

TVEL has delivered the first fuel assemblies for China’s first VVER-1200 reactor at Tianwan unit 7; a new milestone in ...

The Bochvar Institute has developed a fuel rod design based on nitride uranium-plutonium fuel for the BREST-OD-300 fast neutron reactor. At the same time, Rosatom’s nuclear fuel division is developing ...

New nuclear fission technology is being developed but over 50 nuclear reactors involves over $200 billion of development. China is developing over $100 billion of new nuclear fission power. China can ...

(Updated—May 19, 2022): The Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to decide whether it will build the 300-MWth Versatile Test Reactor (VTR), a fast neutron national user facility that could provide the ...

Most new nuclear fission reactors being built today are of the light water reactor (LWR) type, which use water for neutron moderation into thermal neutrons as well as neutron capture. While ...