Thea Energy's Helios nuclear power plant design uses technologies available today to make fusion energy commercially feasible ...

Thea Energy says that its planar-coil fusion power plant could be cheaper and easier to build thanks to AI-powered control ...

The number of candidates looking for jobs increased at the second-fastest rate since November 2020, when the economy was ...

China’s experimental thorium molten salt reactor has reportedly achieved sustained thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion, marking a major scientific first. The breakthrough could ease China’s dependence ...

Industry Insight from Reuters Events, a part of Thomson Reuters. Leading U.S. small modular reactor developers have unveiled plans to deploy reactors in the UK and mainland Europe but they will face ...

Small modular reactors (SMRs) promise to de-risk the cost overruns and delays through factory production methods. Google has partnered with Kairos Power, Amazon has invested in X-energy and Microsoft ...

Chinese scientists successfully converted thorium-232 into uranium-233 within an experimental thorium molten salt reactor, validating the technical feasibility of the thorium fuel cycle. This ...

Much of the world had been turning away from traditional nuclear power in recent decades. Aging plants, high construction costs, security risks and radioactive-waste challenges caused policymakers and ...

NuScale Power Corporation specializes in small modular reactors, offering scalable, transportable nuclear solutions distinct from traditional plants. SMR recently secured an agreement with the ...

Giving a whole new meaning to underground power, startup Deep Fission Nuclear has secured US$30 million in funding to install a micro-reactor in a mile-deep borehole by July 4, 2026 as part of the US ...

The UK government has announced plans to build more than a dozen small nuclear reactors across the country, ushering in what it calls a new “golden age” for nuclear power. One of the ultimate goals is ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA ...