The small nuclear power plants will use molten salt in their fuel, making them safer and more versatile and portable than ...

July 16, 1945, marked a turning point in history with the first nuclear test, named Trinity, in the New Mexico desert in the ...

Enrichment centrifuge separates U-235 from natural uranium for nuclear power and weapons, using centrifugal force in stages.

“The track record for this industry is abysmal,” said Taylor McKinnon, who is the southwest director of the environmental ...

Nuclear-power generation will increase at least 40 ... There, they operate centrifuges spinning at supersonic speeds to separate the uranium-235 isotopes necessary to sustain nuclear fission.

HALEU stands for High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium. This nuclear fuel is enriched in uranium-235 at a level between 5% and 20%, higher than the level for traditional reactor fuel Kairos Power partnered ...