Crews will replace 256 of the 764 nuclear fuel assemblies in the reactor core with new fuel ... projects and preventative maintenance. This diagram shows the process used by the Columbia ...

The company provided the diagram below for a visual ... and turn a reflector material toward the core if demand increases automatically. Hence the term “nuclear battery.” ...

More than a dozen Japanese companies have invested a combined total of about USD80 million in the UK-based Core Power, which is helping develop a floating molten salt reactor nuclear power plant and ...

Nuclear fuel innovation company Clean Core Thorium Energy has signed a new strategic partnership agreement with the US Department of Energy which details next steps for irradiation testing and ...

In addition to the fuel rods, there are shutdown rods inserted during transport to halt the nuclear reaction entirely. A rotating drum must also be moved aside for the core to activate.

Westinghouse Electric Co. and CORE POWER said the companies have formalized a deal for the design and development of a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) using the Westinghouse eVinci microreactor.

The nuclear revolution the United States needs will require breaking free from outdated regulations and empowering market-driven innovation to lead the energy future. When I began working on ...

so it can absorb all the extra heat generated in the nuclear core. Unlike water, the sodium doesn’t need to be pumped, because as it gets hot, it rises, and as it rises, it cools off.