The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has cleared a major hurdle in making a Generation IV nuclear reactor practical. Using a new process, a team has developed a new way of processing fuel ...

Small modular reactor (SMR) developers in the U.S. have announced a string of deals and investments to secure steady supplies of HALEU nuclear fuel amid fears that the lack of a domestic nuclear ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A novel experiment on nuclear thermal rocket fuel coatings was conducted to advance NASA's Mars mission capabilities. The experiment tested zirconium carbide ...

Finland may soon become the first country to develop a permanent way to store spent nuclear fuel by burying it in tunnels deep underground. By Allison Prang Editor’s note: The Climate Fix is our ...

One issue, experts claim, is that both power plant operators and fuel suppliers are hesitant to be the first to commit to future projects. Those producing nuclear power don’t want to sign up to ...

Nuclear fusion reactors, if and when they become practical, will need a steady supply of fuel. The source of that fuel is the uncommon lithium isotope lithium-6. And the established process to ...

Limitless power from nuclear fusion may be a step closer following the accidental discovery of a new process to supply the isotope lithium-6, which is vital to providing fuel for a sustainable ...

More than 150 employees responsible for managing and upgrading the U.S. nuclear arsenal have been fired or forced out by Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting task force DOGE. The National Nuclear ...

Lithium-6 is essential for producing nuclear fusion fuel, but isolating it from the much more common isotope, lithium-7, usually requires liquid mercury, which is extremely toxic. Now, researchers ...

NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — Nine ducks are now recovering after diesel fuel leaked into a duck pond at the University of Oklahoma earlier this month. News 4 first reported on the ducks last week when ...

Yet one of its biggest challenges is radioactive waste. While spent nuclear fuel is typically stored in underground facilities, researchers at Ohio State University (OSU) believe there may be a ...

E85 — aka Flex Fuel — is a domestically produced, renewable, alternative fuel blend consisting of around 85-percent ethanol and 15-percent gasoline. Made for use in specially prepped flex fuel ...