(Image: Deep Fission) Deep Fission aims to locate 15 MWe pressurised water reactors (PWRs) about one mile (1.6 km) underground in a 30-inch borehole. The reactor operates at the same pressure (160 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The University of Missouri (MU) on Wednesday announced a milestone development for Mizzou’s NextGen Research Reactor – the university’s initiative to build a new, state ...

The draft concept assessment of Steady Energy’s proposed LDR-50 small modular reactor has resulted in it being found fit for generating nuclear energy. The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority ...

The reactor will rely on nuclear fission, the same process that enables Earth-based nuclear power plants to generate electricity. Most moon missions, including the rovers launched recently by ...

Rolls-Royce unveiled a concept model for a miniature nuclear reactor that could go to the moon. The reactor could one day power a colony of lunar astronauts. The company aims to have a reactor ...

Rolls-Royce, the manufacturer of supercars and airplane engines, has unveiled a new mobile nuclear-powered reactor — reminiscent of the one created by the Marvel superhero Iron Man — aiming to ...

The Space Micro-Reactor concept model (Image: Rolls-Royce) The Space Micro-Reactor Concept Model was presented at the UK Space Conference in Belfast. It is the result of GBP2.9 million (USD3.7 million ...

The UK has provided £2.9 million ($3.5 million) for the project and £249,000 ($305,000) paid in 2022 for an early concept study. The reactor is still a long way from complete.