Running a nuclear power plant isn’t an easy task, even with the level of automation available to a 1980s Soviet RBMK reactor.

Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have developed a compact reactivity control system for the MARVEL sodium-potassium-cooled microreactor.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has officially greenlit a critical safety blueprint for ...

The first VVER-TOI reactor at Russia’s Kursk-II NPP has reached full power, with commercial operation expected later this ...

Researchers from University of South China, Tsinghua University and Technical University of Munich have developed a whole system uncertainty model and an Intelligent optimized power control system of ...

Engineers at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have reached a critical milestone in the ...

For decades, light water reactors have used control rods to regulate the fission reaction that powers a nuclear plant. The rods move vertically in and out of the core and are made of mat. . .

Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that the company has been selected for a NASA Phase II award to develop technology to support autonomous control and protection of space-based nuclear reactor ...

Patent filings cover advanced coolant flow distribution and variable-speed pump systems for small modular reactors and ...

Idaho National Laboratory researchers have built the first microreactor control system in decades, replacing the traditional ...

Burnable absorbers are key components in modern nuclear reactor design, serving to mitigate the excess reactivity inherent in fresh reactor cores while simultaneously enhancing operational safety and ...

Holtec’s attempt to restart the shuttered Palisades nuclear plant faces delays, safety questions and missing documentation.