Russia's 150 MWt MBIR fast neutron research reactor at Dimitrovgrad has reached 80% construction, and is set for 2028 startup ...

Construction of a 300-MW nuclear power unit showcasing a fuel specially developed for the reactor is underway in Siberia, a project that industry experts say could provide a dramatic leap forward in ...

MINSK, 15 December (BelTA) – The Russian state nuclear industry corporation Rosatom will build the world's largest multipurpose fast-neutron reactor. Vyacheslav Pershukov, Rosatom's Deputy Director ...

Russia’s state atomic energy corporation – Rosatom – has announced the beginning of pilot operations of its nuclear fuel fabrication/refabrication facility or ...

The China National Nuclear Corporation's neutron reactor could generate up to 1.2GW and provide a more efficient, cleaner source of power China's state-owned nuclear power firm has unveiled the design ...

Rosatom has supplied fuel for the initial loading for Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant's unit 7, which is a VVER-1200 reactor.  ; ...

Innovative reactor developer Newcleo has submitted the safety options dossier for its lead-cooled fast neutron reactor to the ...

(Updated—May 19, 2022): The Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to decide whether it will build the 300-MWth Versatile Test Reactor (VTR), a fast neutron national user facility that could provide the ...

Most new nuclear fission reactors being built today are of the light water reactor (LWR) type, which use water for neutron moderation into thermal neutrons as well as neutron capture. While ...

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