Engineers at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have reached a critical milestone in the development of the MARVEL microreactor. They have successfully assembled and tested a novel Reactivity Control ...
Running a nuclear power plant isn’t an easy task, even with the level of automation available to a 1980s Soviet RBMK reactor. In their continuing efforts to build a full-sized, functional replica of ...
The control of axial power distribution is a key challenge in the operation of Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs). Traditionally, this control has been achieved by adjusting the concentration of ...
Belgium’s Tihange Nuclear Power Plant unit 3 will have its control rod system modernised over several years after Framatome was selected by Engie's Electrabel to carry out the work. Unit 3 is the last ...
Nuclear startup Antares said Tuesday it has raised $96 million in Series B funding as it pursues its small modular reactor design. The round, which was led by Shine Capital with participation from Alt ...
Inside a vast, hangar-like building in Devens, a trio of employees are working to test and assemble the pieces of what is likely one of the most advanced machines being built on Earth. One part of a ...
DAVIDSON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced that it has transitioned from Design to Prototype Manufacturing of Helium Circulator Systems and Reactivity ...
Small modular reactors (SMRs) represent a paradigm shift in nuclear energy, delivering enhanced safety, scalability and economic flexibility compared with large‐scale plants. Typical SMR designs ...