From molten salt to TRISO fuel, here’s how technological advancements could upend an old power technology. Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive ...

New reactors use novel materials and compact designs to make nuclear power safer and cheaper. Nuclear power has been a critical part of the electricity grid for decades, but old reactor designs—which ...

INDIANAPOLIS — On Tuesday, Nov. 4, First American Nuclear (FANCO) announced they were moving to Indiana and planning to build their first energy park using their EAGL-1 small modular reactors (SMRs).

Outside of those in the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics within the College of Engineering, few know that the University of Wisconsin is home to a one-megawatt TRIGA research ...