What exactly is a nuclear reactor used for and how does one work?

From Einstein's most famous equation to your power grid, discover the surprisingly simple science behind how these massive ...

Are Trump and AI driving a nuclear power boom?

A race started by President Trump is leading to the rapid construction of new, experimental nuclear reactors. If they work, ...
MIT Technology Review

Four nuclear reactors hit a big milestone in the US

This year the American holiday also marked a big symbolic deadline for US nuclear power. Last year the Trump administration ...
Purdue University

At the nation’s only all-digital nuclear reactor, engineers conduct the first experiments of their kind in the U.S.

Purdue University Reactor Number One has specific features that no other reactor in the U.S. has. Purdue’s reactor is ...

Reactor Restarts Add New Layer to Nuclear Renaissance

The U.S. nuclear sector is moving beyond discussions about preserving existing reactor capacity. Holtec International ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Metals' atomic arrangement can create 'corrosion highways' in nuclear reactors

Nuclear reactors are traditionally powered with dense fuel rods that can produce about 1 gigawatt of carbon-free electricity, ...

From interplanetary spaceships to reactors on the Moon, the future of space travel is quietly turning nuclear, and engineers explain why

NASA's SR-1 Freedom mission targets a 2028 launch to Mars. See how this nuclear-powered spacecraft could unlock deep space ...