A nuclear reactor that can’t melt down? Here’s how it works

A new nuclear reactor design skips fuel entirely—eliminating meltdown risk while testing a safer future for nuclear power. Here’s how it works.

What exactly is a nuclear reactor used for and how does one work?

From Einstein's most famous equation to your power grid, discover the surprisingly simple science behind how these massive ...

This Is The Most Common Type Of Nuclear Reactor In The World

Over 70% of global nuclear power plants rely on one specific reactor design. Discover the dual-loop architecture dominating ...
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This Reactor Works with No Fuel. It Could Change the Future of Fission.

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Nuclear reactors can be an enormous hazard. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster is so famous that it almost goes without saying, and Japan was so shaken ...
MIT Technology Review

How next-generation nuclear reactors break out of the 20th-century blueprint

From molten salt to TRISO fuel, here’s how technological advancements could upend an old power technology. Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive ...
Purdue University

At the nation’s only all-digital nuclear reactor, engineers conduct the first experiments of their kind in the U.S.

Purdue University Reactor Number One has specific features that no other reactor in the U.S. has. Purdue’s reactor is ...
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PUR-1: America’s first fully digital nuclear reactor begins testing for advanced action

America’s only fully digital nuclear reactor has entered a new phase of operation. Engineers at ...