New designs mean new strategies for managing spent fuel. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You ...

Somewhere beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, as of early 2026, a U.S. Navy Virginia-class submarine is likely on patrol. Its crew of roughly 130 sailors will eat, sleep, stand watch, and ...

How does a thorium reactor work: Nuclear energy is one of the cleanest and most reliable energy sources, and one technology attracting attention is the thorium reactor. Seen as a safer and more ...

On the sandy shores of Lake Michigan, set against a backdrop of thick forest, a sharp-angled grey concrete building could be the face of an American nuclear renaissance. The Palisades nuclear plant, ...

If you have a redundant nuclear aircraft carrier lying around, you can give HGP Intelligent Energy a call. The Texas-based developer wants to repurpose the nuclear reactors used to power carriers to ...

Outside of those in the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics within the College of Engineering, few know that the University of Wisconsin is home to a one-megawatt TRIGA research ...

Nuclear energy seems to be having a moment. Electricity demand is rising, advanced reactors are moving closer to deployment (or re-deployment), and the U.S. has a massive stockpile of spent nuclear ...

The United States has taken a step toward a 21st-century renaissance in civilian nuclear power as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for TerraPower's Natrium Gen IV reactor ...

Military bases struggle to meet self-sufficiency power mandate amid growing interest in small nuclear reactors for backup energy.