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 ...

This video breaks down the Chernobyl disaster by focusing on the machine at its core: the RBMK reactor. We explain how nuclear reactors work in principle, then show what made the RBMK different - from ...

Nuclear power plants generate electricity using heat from a process called nuclear fission. This happens when atoms of uranium-235 split after being hit by a neutron. The split releases heat and more ...

At Kennesaw State University, learning about nuclear energy isn’t limited to textbooks and lectures. Researchers are ...

How the Reactor Works Their custom-built device, called the Thunderbird Reactor, might look modest, but it’s packed with innovation. The reactor contains three key parts: a plasma thruster, a vacuum ...

Energy is released inside nuclear power plants through a controlled process that produces heat, which is then used to generate electricity ...

Editor’s note: On Oct. 16, 2024, about 100 Tri-Cities area leaders and people who worked to preserve Hanford’s historic B Reactor as part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park gathered at ...

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 ...

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).

For decades, nuclear fusion has been viewed as the ultimate energy source—clean, powerful, and practically limitless. Most approaches to fusion involve enormous machines designed to squeeze plasma ...