“The Natrium project is the only advanced nuclear developer to begin construction on a commercial-scale project in the U.S.

This is the low-down on molten salt fast reactors. ... With the potential to crank out 2 MW of thermal energy, according to Chinese state media. Photo: Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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 ...

In the latest event, India has announced a significant milestone in nuclear technology. Its Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) is expected to be operational by the end of 2025.

Fast Reactor Technology Is an American Clean, Green and Secure Energy Option November 13, 2023 12:55 PM Eastern Standard Time LEMONT, Ill.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Nuclear reactors produce about 20% of ...

India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) will allow the country's flagship 500-MWe/1,250-MWth prototype fast-breeder reactor (PFBR) in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, to approach criticality. The ...

The China Experimental Fast Reactor has been restarted and reconnected to the grid, marking its entry into its high-power operation phase. The sodium-cooled, pool-type fast reactor began a refuelling ...

Vadim Lemekhov, chief designer of the BREST-OD-300 reactor unit and the project team, said: "We have started installation of the world’s first lead-cooled fast reactor, the fourth generation reactor ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - In a bid to further understand the technology behind fast nuclear reactors, a team of Japanese researchers and INL researchers will be testing the technology behind ...

The industry ministry picked Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. as a company to play the core role in developing a next-generation nuclear reactor with a demonstration sodium-cooled fast reactor ...

The system features a 345MWe reactor, and thermal storage that has the potential to boost the system’s output to 500MWe of power for more than five and a half hours when needed.

The Trump administration said the orders' goal is to quadruple nuclear power production in the next 25 years and reduce the reactor licensing timeline to 18 months, a process that typically takes ...