Outside of those in the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics within the College of Engineering, few know ...

These methods are how the nuclear industry safely manages the 10,000 metric tons of spent fuel waste that reactors produce as they churn out 10% of the world’s electricity every ...

Idaho National Laboratory is preparing to build and operate its first new nuclear reactors in roughly 50 years, ending a construction drought at the Department of Energy site that stretches back to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are microreactors the future of nuclear energy? Someday, nuclear reactors the size of shipping containers could power your ...

Microreactors offer portable, autonomous nuclear power for towns, campuses, industry, and military bases, with lower upfront costs than traditional plants. Despite their promise, investors remain wary ...