All the different types of small modular reactors generate heat the same way: by splitting heavy atoms and capturing the heat ...
China has announced the completion of cold functional testing of the ACP100 small modular nuclear reactor demonstration project. The nuclear reactor demonstration project is being built at the ...
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Powering the AI data center boom dominated the conversation in the global energy sector in 2025. Governments are racing to ...
The United States is engaged in an existential competition with China for superiority in Artificial Intelligence, AI. This technology promises to revolutionize economic activity and to determine the ...
LONDON, Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rapid industrial electrification, green energy imperatives, skyrocketing data center deployments, and transmission and distribution grid capacity constraints are ...
Nuclear momentum expanded worldwide as Japan’s domestic nuclear output regained nearly half of its market share since 2011 ...
Last Energy will use the funds to build its 5 megawatt pilot reactor in Texas, which it hopes to turn on next year.
Much of the world had been turning away from traditional nuclear power in recent decades. Aging plants, high construction costs, security risks and radioactive-waste challenges caused policymakers and ...
The UK's first small nuclear power stations will be built on the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales. Back in June, the government promised £2.5bn for small modular reactors (SMRs). It is hoped SMRs will ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Leonel Lagos, Florida International University (THE CONVERSATION) As U.S. electricity ...