Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Factories could one day produce and ship small nuclear reactors across the country. U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are microreactors the future of nuclear energy? Someday, nuclear reactors the size of shipping containers could power your ...

The ongoing quest for sustainable and low-carbon energy solutions has led to the emergence of a number of innovative technologies. The vision of reducing carbon footprints while maintaining ...

You might imagine nuclear power plants as behemoth facilities spanning hundreds of acres. Nuclear microreactors, by contrast, could sit on land the size of a football field and power a whole town. I’m ...

The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense transported a small nuclear reactor by cargo plane to demonstrate the rapid deployment potential of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for military and civilian ...

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westinghouse Electric Company and CORE POWER today announced the formalization of a cooperative agreement for the design and development of a floating nuclear ...

By Valerie Volcovici HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Feb 15 - The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense on Sunday for the first time transported a small nuclear reactor on a cargo plane from California to ...

State leaders want Utah to produce far more energy in the coming years. They’re betting big on nuclear power to get there. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox hopes to commit over $20 million to developing nuclear ...

You might imagine nuclear power plants as behemoth facilities spanning hundreds of acres. Nuclear microreactors, by contrast, could sit on land the size of a football field and power a whole town.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Aditi Verma, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) You might imagine nuclear power ...