US Nuclear Power Plant Gets Approval to Extend Operation into 2050
The Robinson Nuclear Power Plant in South Carolina provides enough electricity to power roughly 570,000 homes.
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Construction Starts on First Commercial-Scale Gen IV Nuclear Reactor
The Hermes 2 Gen IV reactor will eventually provide 50 megawatts of electricity to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) grid.
New “Plug-and-Play” Nuclear Fuel Bundles Move to Production Lines
Manufacturing “prototypic” fuel bundles could help prove that thorium-fueled reactors could be a commercial success.
Scientists Test Specialized Fuel For Nuclear Fusion Energy
If the concept works, it could increase the energy output rate of fusion reactions and enable smaller, less expensive reactors.