In fact, as the authors point out, neutron absorption by thorium in HALEU-Th negatively impacts on the full utilization of U-235 even as thorium itself does not contribute in any way to energy ...

Orano USA plans to build a multibillion-dollar uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Oklo Inc. will invest in the nation's first privately funded advanced nuclear fuel recycling ...

In another sign of increased interest in nuclear power and the infrastructure needed to support it, Fluor Corp. has been selected as engineering, procurement and construction contractor for expansion ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced a $1 billion investment to bring a new laser uranium enrichment facility to Oak Ridge Friday morning. The Tennessee Department of ...

Silex Systems develops the laser-based isotope separation technology, which could be valuable for the U.S. nuclear renaissance. The company missed benefiting from the DoE's investment awards but ...

The U.S. Department of Energy in January awarded a $900 million, decade-long contract to General Matter for nuclear fuel production, which the company said would "accelerate" its plans for uranium ...

Two billion years before we made history and split the atom, the Earth had already accomplished it and was running its own nuclear reactors. And they operated for hundreds of thousands of years, as ...

Urenco USA has produced its first uranium enriched to 8.5% U-235, in what it describes as a first for a commercial uranium facility in the USA. (Image: Urenco USA) It completed the initial production ...

Although metal alloys is not among the most exciting topics for most people, the moment you add the word ‘radioactive’, it does tend to get their attention. So too with the once fairly common Mag-Thor ...

Three major nuclear reactor accidents—Three Mile Island (1979 in the United States), Chernobyl (1986 in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union), and Fukushima Dai-ichi (2011 in Japan)—significantly ...

As the global demand for clean energy intensifies, nuclear power is enjoying a resurgence not seen in decades. However, this renewed interest has exposed a critical vulnerability in the U.S. energy ...

This article is part of a package in collaboration with Forbes on time capsules, preserving information and communicating with the future. Read more from the report. IGNACE, Ontario, C.E. 51,500—Feloo ...