Vermont law sets out a path to phase out nuclear power entirely in the next decade, but the Scott administration sees small nuclear reactors as a promising new source of carbon-free electricity.

New Wave of Smaller, Cheaper Nuclear Reactors Sends US States Racing to Attract the Industry HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With the promise of newer, cheaper nuclear power on the horizon, U.S. states ...

SHENZHEN -- The construction of a new reactor forming part of a nuclear power project in the city of Lufeng in South China's Guangdong province began on Monday, according to China General Nuclear ...

Smaller, more flexible nuclear reactors Smaller reactors are, in theory, faster to build and easier to site than conventional reactors. They could be factory-built from standard parts and are ...

Advanced reactors, called small modular reactors and microreactors, produce a fraction of the energy produced by the conventional nuclear reactors built around the world for the last 50 years.

Advanced reactors, called small modular reactors and microreactors, produce a fraction of the energy produced by the conventional nuclear reactors built around the world for the last 50 years.

With the promise of newer, cheaper nuclear power on the horizon ... subsidies and paving over regulatory obstacles. Advanced reactor designs from competing firms are filling up the federal ...

Chang also said that the use of thorium for nuclear reactors is still at a very early stage, even in China. “In China, the TMSR is the fourth generation and is still in development. It is ...

That's the nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania whose reactor #2 had a partial meltdown in 1979. There were no injuries, and nobody died, but it set the nuclear industry back years. Only two new ...