What exactly is a nuclear reactor used for and how does one work?

From Einstein's most famous equation to your power grid, discover the surprisingly simple science behind how these massive ...

A nuclear reactor that can’t melt down? Here’s how it works

A new nuclear reactor design skips fuel entirely—eliminating meltdown risk while testing a safer future for nuclear power.

This Is The Most Common Type Of Nuclear Reactor In The World

Over 70% of global nuclear power plants rely on one specific reactor design. Discover the dual-loop architecture dominating ...
MIT Technology Review

How next-generation nuclear reactors break out of the 20th-century blueprint

From molten salt to TRISO fuel, here’s how technological advancements could upend an old power technology. Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive ...
AOL

This Reactor Works with No Fuel. It Could Change the Future of Fission.

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Nuclear reactors can be an enormous hazard. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster is so famous that it almost goes without saying, and Japan was so shaken ...
Purdue University

At the nation’s only all-digital nuclear reactor, engineers conduct the first experiments of their kind in the U.S.

Purdue University Reactor Number One has specific features that no other reactor in the U.S. has. Purdue’s reactor is ...
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Metals' atomic arrangement can create 'corrosion highways' in nuclear reactors

Nuclear reactors are traditionally powered with dense fuel rods that can produce about 1 gigawatt of carbon-free electricity, ...