Global interest in fast reactors has been growing since their inception in 1960 because they can provide efficient, safe and sustainable energy. Their closed fuel cycle can support long-term nuclear ...

As nuclear reactors popped up ever faster during the 1950s and 1960s, the worry about running out of uranium fuel became ever more present, which led to increased R&D in so-called fast reactors ...

as a company to play the core role in developing a next-generation nuclear reactor with a demonstration sodium-cooled fast reactor slated to begin operation in the 2040s. The government ...

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This is where fast neutron reactors are highly attractive. Fast neutron reactors can also fission other fissile elements, covering the full spectrum of neutron cross sections. TerraPower’s ...

Ultrafine precipitation austenitic steels for potential use in liquid-cooled fast reactors showed significantly improved creep properties and increased radiation resistance over the previous ...

Its Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) is expected to be operational by the end of 2025. This announcement underscores India’s commitment to sustainable energy solutions and its ...

France-based Newcleo has signed framework agreements with Slovakian companies JAVYS and VUJE which could lead to up to four of its 200 MWe lead-cooled fast reactors at the Bohunice site. Bohunice has ...

Newcleo aims to build so-called lead-cooled fast reactors (LFR) that will allow the use of Slovakian spent nuclear fuel as fuel, offering a sustainable solution to deal with nuclear waste and ...