The utilities will consider both small and large nuclear reactors, with a possible new power plant envisioned 15 or more years out. The utilities have applied for a grant from the U.S. Department ...

SMRs are considered to be cheaper, quicker to manufacture and safer than conventional nuclear power plants, so industry experts see them as having an important role in efforts to decarbonise.

From a design perspective, SMRs come with several safety advantages over traditional large-scale nuclear plants. They are smaller, which means less nuclear material is involved, potentially reducing ...

And studies of what has caused such rampant inflation show Australia is in the worst position to enter the complex and eye-wateringly expensive business of building nuclear power plants.

HANOI - Vietnam will hold talks with foreign partners in February about projects to develop the country’s first two nuclear power plants, the government said on Feb 4. The government has ...

a regular-sized nuclear plant typically has an output of around 1,000 megawatts). Loszak added: "This collaboration is a pivotal step for Aalo as it provides us with a platform to demonstrate the ...

The UK government will announce changes to planning rules to allow for the construction of more nuclear power plants. The reform is part of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plan to grow the economy ...

are smaller and cheaper than traditional nuclear power plants, and produce much less power. However, while there are some 80 different designs under development globally, according to the ...

Chugoku Electric is planning to restart the No. 2 reactor at its Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue in December. In addition, the No. 3 reactor now under construction at the facility is ...

Graham Williams of the St. Johns River Water Management District land management will discuss the Hal Scott Preserve, home to ...

A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way, an astronomer has told Sky News. Dr David Whitehouse said the measure could be taken against a ...

Successive British governments have championed the benefits of SMRs - effectively small-scale nuclear plants - in search of a way to avoid the high upfront costs, planning delays and difficulty of ...