MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas State University’s TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor is a unique feature on campus. “We’re a unique resource for the state of Kansas, for the university and teaching and ...

NASA and the Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday announced plans to develop a nuclear reactor for the surface of the moon by 2030. The two agencies recently signed a new memorandum of understanding ...

NASA and the US Department of Energy are working to develop and deploy a nuclear reactor on the moon’s surface within the next four years — fulfilling one of President Trump’s visions for space ...

"This agreement enables closer collaboration between NASA and the Department of Energy to deliver the capabilities necessary to usher in the Golden Age of space exploration and discovery." When you ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The plasma density barrier is a mathematical limit to the density of plasma that can exist in a tokamak before destabilizing. A new study led by a ...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) said on Tuesday at CES 2026 that it had installed the first magnet in its Sparc fusion reactor, the demonstration device that it hopes to turn on next year. The ...

The shift to Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) is driven by rising global electricity demand, especially from AI data centers, and the limitations of intermittent renewable energy sources, positioning ...

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed a new reactor that converts natural gas (a common energy source primarily composed of methane) into two highly valuable resources: clean ...

NuScale Power SMR and Oklo OKLO are both important companies in the nuclear energy industry. NuScale Power focuses on building small modular reactors for clean energy projects. Oklo focuses on ...

After years in the wilderness, it’s a good time to be a nuclear startup. “For the first half a decade that I was telling people I was doing nuclear, I had to convince them, ‘Hey, here’s why nuclear is ...

Taking to the social media platform X on Sunday, Musk shared that the Sun was an "enormous, free fusion reactor" whose energy can be harnessed to meet the planet's power consumption needs. "It is ...