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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the IAEA has “observed increased levels of activity at, and near, the Light Water Reactor” or LWR at North Korea ...

It said the light-water reactor “could allow a surge in plutonium quantities at an estimated rate of about 20kg of plutonium per year”. Pyongyang may have anywhere from 31 to 96 nuclear ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...