Small modular reactors (SMRs) promise to de-risk the cost overruns and delays through factory production methods.

Every time nuclear energy appears promising, a meltdown, political backlash, or cost overrun pushes it back into the shadows. However, with tech giants eyeing carbon-free power for their energy-hungry ...

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Disasters at Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and Fukushima Daiichi have made many people scared of nuclear power. The company says their reactor is different.

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority said it is the first utility in the United States to submit a construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for small ...

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

The government pledged 2.5 billion pounds for initial site work, but the decision to build a small, modular design may ...

A Rockville-based developer of small nuclear reactors will open a testing and training center in Frederick early next year to advance commercial use of emerging technology that can generate ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission finished its review in record time as the agency faces pressure from the White House to streamline operations. Nuclear developer NuScale Power on Thursday won ...

For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a small nuclear reactor. The nation’s largest public power company, the Tennessee Valley Authority ...