VCs have poured billions into a nascent nuclear technology — these are the 4 companies to watch
Just 4 small modular reactor companies have received $3B in VC funding. But leading experts tell BI it's unclear if SMRs will ...
General Fusion fires up its newest steampunk fusion reactor
The reactor, called Lawson Machine 26 (LM26), is General Fusion’s latest iteration in a string of devices that have tested ...
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What are Molten Salt Reactors?
Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and/or the coolant is a molten salt. Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store ...
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Next up for nuclear power: small, transportable and made in a factory near Pittsburgh
Small, transportable and mass-produced “microreactors” are seen as part of the future of nuclear power. And it's underway in ...
Texas lawmaker proposes $2 billion effort to jump start the state’s nuclear power industry
The $2 billion proposal is a priority bill in the Texas House. The fund would support grant and incentive programs to build a ...
Glowing pains: Developing nuclear power could cost Utah tens of billions
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Gov.
5 takeaways from U.S. energy secretary's visit to Oak Ridge: AI, federal cuts, new nuclear
If Tennessee officials could create an energy secretary in a lab, they probably would come up with someone like Chris Wright.
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Big Tech's big bet on nuclear power to fuel artificial intelligence
That's the nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania whose reactor #2 had a partial meltdown in 1979. There were no injuries, and nobody died, but it set the nuclear industry back years. Only two new ...