The light water reactor is too pathetic in temperature, and too large due to containment and security needs. 650C steam can also be used to repower all of those beautiful frack gas powered turbine ...

A light-water reactor at North Korea's main nuclear complex will likely be formally operational by next summer, South Korea's defense minister said, amid suspicions that the North may use it as a ...

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has reached another significant milestone in the ...

The company’s Hermes reactor, supported through the Department of Energy’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, is the first non-light water design permitted for construction in the United ...

A light-water reactor could provide more weapons-grade plutonium, abetting the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s vow to expand his nuclear arsenal. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul In what ...

It's the seventh nuclear reactor design cleared for use in the United States. The rest are for traditional, large, light-water reactors. Diane Hughes, ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A light-water reactor at North Korea’s main nuclear complex will likely be formally operational by next summer, South Korea’s defense minister said, amid suspicions ...

The POWER Podcast · 193. Understanding TerraPower’s Natrium Reactor Design and Demonstration Project Progress. For more power podcasts, visit The POWER Podcast archives. —Aaron Larson is ...

For nearly five decades, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has regulated large light-water reactors. Now it has to consider a dizzying array of new technologies and their safety characteristics.

Water cooled reactors have played a significant role in the commercial nuclear industry since its beginnings and currently account for more than 95 per cent of all operating civilian power reactors in ...