NANO Nuclear Energy Inc has assembled the first reactor core hardware of its ZEUS solid core battery reactor for initial non-nuclear testing. The fuel element being prepared for testing (Image: NANO ...

Idaho National Laboratory researchers have built the first microreactor control system in decades, replacing the traditional ...

A materials expert told Friends of ORNL that advanced nuclear reactors need 21st-century materials to withstand extreme conditions and ensure success.

There are literally dozens of small modular reactor (SMR) and microreactor designs being developed by different companies around the world, and some of the work has been going on for decades. Yet, ...