1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (475+ words) The sensors operate at a fraction of a degree above absolute zero. Researchers in the US have accurately measured X-ray emissions from a total of three radioactive elements, including uranium, plutonium and neptunium, with ultrasensitive quantum sensors. The sensors were…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (505+ words) Antares plans to test its Mark-1 reactor for more than six months in 2027 on a ground-to-space demonstration. The US has not operated a nuclear reactor in space since 1965. Antares now wants to change that with a $161 million defense award. The…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (434+ words) The new partnership aims to adapt powerful pulsed lasers designed for fusion energy into potential military defense systems. RTX Ventures has invested in laser fusion company Xcimer Energy to develop pulsed-laser technology for potential use in US military directed-energy systems....

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (516+ words) A full-size reactor canister survived a 100-foot descent and retrieval as Deep Fission tests its underground nuclear concept. Deep Fission has successfully lowered a 20-foot reactor canister 100 feet underground and retrieved it using commercial drilling equipment, testing a key part…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (271+ words) USS Idaho (SSN-799) is the U.S. Navy’s newest Virginia-class attack submarine and eighth Block IV boat, bringing advanced stealth, surveillance and multi-mission capabilities to the fleet. The U.S. Navy has just added its newest Virginia-class attack submarine to the fleet. USS…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (428+ words) ABB, a Switzerland-based engineering company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rolls-Royce SMR to explore technology for the latter’s standardized, factory-built small modular reactors. The effort is aimed at supporting the expansion of reliable and affordable low-carbon baseload power....

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (520+ words) A planned Louisiana nuclear campus is entering its next phase, with site studies and reactor technology screening ahead. ONE Nuclear Energy is moving a planned small modular reactor project in Louisiana into technical and environmental evaluation, with Project Amberjack targeting…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (248+ words) China General Nuclear has begun pouring the foundation for Unit 2 of the Zhaoyuan nuclear plant in Shandong, the second Hualong One reactor in the world designed to be cooled by a giant tower instead of the sea. Construction for China’s…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (427+ words) The Engineering Test Unit 3 demonstration in Tennessee is helping Kairos refine the construction, maintenance and operator-training systems. Kairos Power has completed the first phase of testing on a non-nuclear mockup of the reactor cavity planned for its Hermes 2 demonstration plant…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (464+ words) The 180,000 square feet area of each cooling tower will naturally cool the steam, shifting the heat sink to the atmosphere. Construction for China’s first Hualong One reactor with cooling towers has now begin in the eastern province of Shandong. The…...