2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (505+ words) Antares plans to test its Mark-1 reactor for more than six months in 2027 on a ground-to-space demonstration. The US has not operated a nuclear reactor in space since 1965. Antares now wants to change that with a $161 million defense award. The…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (464+ words) Three proposed projects could deliver 5 GW of power through gas generation, battery storage, data centers and advanced SMRs. Louisiana could add 5 GW of new power through a three-project plan combining natural gas, battery storage and advanced nuclear reactors. The portfolio…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (434+ words) A private company will own and operate the Navy’s first shore-based advanced microreactor at Naval Weapons Station Crane. The Army is developing the reactor through its Janus Program in collaboration with the Navy and other Department of War entities. Indiana…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (565+ words) Hualong One 2.0 cuts plant complexity while extending accident resilience and raising automation for China’s nuclear fleet. China has unveiled Hualong One 2.0, an upgraded Gen-III+ nuclear power technology designed to improve reactor safety while reducing construction complexity, equipment requirements, and operating…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (428+ words) ABB, a Switzerland-based engineering company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rolls-Royce SMR to explore technology for the latter’s standardized, factory-built small modular reactors. The effort is aimed at supporting the expansion of reliable and affordable low-carbon baseload power....

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (520+ words) A planned Louisiana nuclear campus is entering its next phase, with site studies and reactor technology screening ahead. ONE Nuclear Energy is moving a planned small modular reactor project in Louisiana into technical and environmental evaluation, with Project Amberjack targeting…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (402+ words) A critical helium cooling system for a new microreactor has moved into detailed design, advancing its engineering development. A critical cooling component for a new nuclear microreactor has moved into detailed design, marking another engineering step toward building a prototype....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (488+ words) SEALER’s technical design enables a compact footprint. Swedish nuclear developer Blykalla has opened an engineering center in the US at 801 Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas. The facility will serve as the company’s primary technical base in the United States,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (428+ words) A nuclear microreactor is borrowing technology from Formula 1, with Antares targeting faster deployment. Antares is turning to Formula 1 technology for a key part of its nuclear microreactor system. The U.S. microreactor developer has partnered with UK-based Motion Applied to supply power…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (528+ words) NuScale’s first boron-oxide pellets could help its small modular reactor control core reactivity during an emergency. US nuclear technology firm NuScale Power has fabricated the first boron-oxide pellets designed for the passive emergency cooling system of its small modular reactor,…...