Nuclear power plants are safer than many suspect. But putting reactors in space is a concept with a checkered history. One ...

The agency wants to fly it to Mars by the end of 2028. Experts say that’s … ambitious. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you ...

A technological marvel called Small Modular Reactors, or SMRs, is emerging from the shadows. Imagine miniature nuclear power plants, capable of producing up to 300 MWE, whilst also being mass-produced ...

Jared Isaacman explained why nuclear-powered spacecraft like SR-1 Freedom are key to sending astronauts to Mars and bringing ...

New concepts for advanced reactors are thriving, and boosted by new government funding, but there are serious detriments to commercial success.

US-based First American Nuclear (FANCO) and AtkinsRéalis have finalized a technical agreement to deploy ...

“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with the CEO of Radiant Nuclear about trying to make portable microreactors for data centers, military bases, and more. The volatility of energy prices has been ...

In a world first, the US Department of Defense (aka the Department of War) airlifted a complete 5-MW nuclear reactor using a C-17 Globemaster III transport from March Air Reserve Base, California to ...

Nuclear power isn't just for naval ships anymore as demonstrated by the Nuclear Propulsion in merchant Shipping (NuProShip II) project led by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology which ...

As if the U.S. grids weren’t stressed enough, AI data centers threaten to overwhelm them further with their massive energy demands. To address these challenges, researchers in Utah are entertaining ...