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First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor
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First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor

In this photo provided by Tennessee Valley Authority, Scott Hunnewell, vice president of the utility’s New Nuclear Program, signs the construction permit application...

Ontario begins construction of 1st small reactor as it aims to lead in new nuclear technology
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Ontario begins construction of 1st small reactor as it aims to lead in new nuclear technology

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Ontario has begun building the first of four new, small nuclear reactors, as Canada seeks to lead the Group...

Solar-powered reactor shows potential for creating jet fuel with net-zero carbon emissions
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Solar-powered reactor shows potential for creating jet fuel with net-zero carbon emissions

A schematic illustrating how thephotothermocatalytic reactor with an integrated selective solar absorber works. The reactor is shown from the side. Credit: Device (2024)....

Nuclear energy research drives innovation in Gen-IV reactor safety and efficiency
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Nuclear energy research drives innovation in Gen-IV reactor safety and efficiency

Matthew Weathered’s THETA experiment offers high fidelity data for nuclear reactor computer code development within one of METL’s 71-cm diameter test vessels at...

France’s most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream
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France’s most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream

France’s flagship nuclear reactor at Flamanville in Normandy was connected to the national grid after a dozen years of delay. France on Saturday...