Collaborators: UK: Dr. Charles Moulinec (STFC), Dr. Juan Uribe (EDF). US: Mark Anderson (Wisconsin-Madison), Matthew Weathered (ANL). It is discernible from research in the last few decades that ...

Construction of Dounreay began 70 years ago in March 1955. It still employs some 1400 people directly, with the focus now on ...

US-based nuclear technology company TerraPower and engineering company KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) have formed a ...

Advanced nuclear firm Oklo has signed an Interface Agreement (IAG) with Idaho National Laboratory (INL), marking a key ...

Although to most the term ‘fission reactor’ brings to mind something close to the commonly operated light-water reactors (LWRs) which operate using plain water (H 2 O) as coolant and with ...

Global interest in fast reactors has been growing since their inception in 1960 because they can provide efficient, safe and sustainable energy. Their closed fuel cycle can support long-term nuclear ...