Destined for Mars and beyond, NASA’s Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom will be humanity’s first fission-powered spacecraft to travel outside Earth’s orbit. Announced during NASA’s “Ignition” event, this mission will demonstrate nuclear electric propulsion in deep space, and progress is underway on its
On 23 September, Italy’s Senate passed legislation establishing a framework for the development of nuclear fission and fusion energy in the country. The post Italy Passes Legislation in Support of Nuclear Fission and Fusion Energy appeared first on Fusion Industry Association .
This week, Italy’s Parliament approved a bill on sustainable nuclear power, giving the Government authority to define the regulatory frameworks for nuclear fission and fusion energy. The frameworks will cover the full lifecycle of facilities and includes plans for a National Program for Nuclear Prod
The Department of Energy in coordination with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory completed shipment of more than 4,700 pounds of a rare salt used in molten salt reactors to Natura Resources.
Westinghouse Electric Company reached a key milestone earlier this month when it successfully completed criticality testing for its eVinci microreactor.
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois completed a 14-year campaign to help inform the safety features of new advanced reactor designs.