Russia plans to build nine fast-neutron nuclear power units by 2042 as part of its long-term electricity generation strategy, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russia’s state atomic energy corporation – Rosatom – has announced the beginning of pilot ...

China has developed a 100-tonne transport container for used fuel from large fast reactors, the China Institute of Atomic Energy announced. Following test verification of a full-scale prototype ...

France's Hexana has formed a strategic partnership with Belgian engineering firm Tractebel to support the development of its sodium-cooled fast neutron reactor energy platform. Meanwhile, Swedish and ...

Metallic fuels, commonly composed of uranium–zirconium and uranium–plutonium–zirconium alloys, offer high thermal conductivity and fissile density, making them prime candidates for next-generation ...

Outdone only by nuclear fusion, the process of nuclear fission releases enormous amounts of energy. The ‘spicy rocks’ that are at the core of both natural and artificial fission reactors are generally ...