The Pulsed Fast Reactor (PFR) is designed to study the interaction of neutrons with atomic nuclei. Using a neutron beam, one can investigate nuclear reactions, nuclear excitation, and structure, i.e., ...

China’s National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has unveiled its design for a new next-generation nuclear reactor. Called a “crucial step” in the country’s future energy plans, the new reactor could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russia’s state atomic energy corporation – Rosatom – has announced the beginning of pilot ...

China is building two advanced nuclear reactors with Russian assistance that will produce plutonium for Beijing’s rapid buildup of nuclear weapons, according to a new Air Force think tank study. The ...

A steel reactor base plate and the lower tier of the containment has been installed in what is being called a landmark moment for construction of the BREST-OD-300 generation IV fast neutron reactor in ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) once again brings together the fast reactor and related fuel cycles communities by organizing the International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related ...

A French firm has submitted its application with local authorities, seeking approval to build an experimental fast-neutron reactor. Stellaria’s application concerns the siting and construction of its ...

China has completed a 600 Megawatt fast neutron reactor. They had Russian help and it is part of the plan to have Uranium, plutonium and nuclear energy independence. They will close the nuclear fuel ...

Russian nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor has approved a 15-year life extension to 2040 for the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant's unit 3, a BN-600 fast neutron reactor. (Image: Rosenergoatom) It follows a ...

A nuclear reactor is a device that generates heat through a controlled release of energy from splitting the atoms of certain elements. In nuclear power plants, the heat produces steam, which drives ...