ITER fusion reactor to see further delays, ... Even if this new schedule is kept, however, that won't be until 2039. So, we're looking at 15 years even if there are no further delays.

One advantage of mass-produced reactors is the cost – it’s easier and cheaper to make 100 identical reactors than to create 100 unique reactors. It’s also easier to be licensed, building a design that ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Underground on Purdue University’s campus is the only nuclear reactor in Indiana. Although used just for research purposes — the total energy the reactor generates powers about ...

The dream of reviving nuclear power in the U.S. rests on a new generation of smaller reactors meant to be easier to build. But major obstacles loom. By Brad Plumer and Ivan Penn Nov. 12, 2023 ...

ITER, a $28 billion fusion reactor in France, has finally had its last magnetic coil installed. But the reactor itself won't fire up fully until 2039 at the earliest.