Despite breaking ground under the Reactor Pilot Program, Oklo is unlikely to reach criticality by July 4th, 2026, since it still requires several DOE approvals before beginning construction. Oklo ...

The United States openly tracks thousands of nuclear warheads, yet a small number have slipped permanently out of reach. Yes, the US has lost 6 nuclear weapons, and each disappearance left a trail of ...

Deep Fission is betting that the safest place for a nuclear reactor is not behind thicker concrete walls but a mile beneath our feet. The California startup wants to sink compact power plants into ...

An innovative algorithm for detecting collisions of high-speed particles within nuclear fusion reactors has been developed, inspired by technologies used to determine whether bullets hit targets in ...

Nuclear power has a lot of potential, but many fear the dangers of nuclear meltdowns. Fortunately, some new reactors might make that possibility even slimmer.

The company said its NOVA Core achieved zero-power criticality at LANL's National Criticality Experiments Research Center on 17 November. (Image: Valar Atomics/X) Valar said it is collaborating with ...