A Nuclear Reactor That Can’t Melt Down? Here’s How It Works

A new nuclear reactor design skips fuel entirely—eliminating meltdown risk while testing a safer future for nuclear power.

US nuclear power regulator proposes changing rule protecting people from radiation

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. nuclear power regulator on Wednesday proposed changes to a rule ...

Holtec heads for IPO as chief declares ‘world has become rational’ about nuclear

The first time Kris Singh seriously discussed floating his nuclear energy supply company with Wall Street bankers, the ...
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Lead-cooled nuclear reactors move closer to deployment with standardized grid design

Lead-cooled nuclear reactor developer Blykalla has partnered with Hitachi Energy to develop standardized electrical ...

3 Nuclear Startups Hit a Big Milestone. Why It Matters—and Why It Doesn’t

The companies’ Fourth of July plans include celebrating new reactor designs coming online. But there’s still a long way to go ...

U.S. to Overhaul Radiation Safety Rules to Spur Nuclear Expansion

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to end longstanding guidance that radiation exposure be “as low as reasonably achievable.” ...

Could nuclear power Alaska’s future?

A couple years ago, shortly after Governor Dunleavy began his second term, I was killing time in the Juneau airport waiting ...
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NRC Proposes Landmark Reactor Licensing Overhaul, Bundling Decades of Modernization Into One Rule

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed what may be its most consequential reactor-licensing overhaul in a ...

This engineer literally lit up the world — and now wants to power it

Shuji Nakamura already transformed the world once. His invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) changed everything ...
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First time in US: Next-gen nuclear reactor generates electricity to power Nvidia chip

A California nuclear technology company has used a next-generation reactor prototype to supply electricity ...
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AMPERA Unveils First 3D-Printed Thorium Reactor Core: Subcritical Design Targets AI Power

A Florida energy startup pulled the cover off a basketball-sized silicon carbide sphere on July 1, 2026, and claimed a manufacturing milestone that the nuclear industry has been working toward for ...