At the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory—famously charged with peaceful expansion of Enrico Fermi's successful Chicago Pile-1 fission experiment—fast reactor technology is ...

Notably, Argonne boasts extensive experience with SFR technology, having designed, built, and operated the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) for over three decades. Now, Argonne’s focus ...

In fact, Argonne designed, built and operated the full-scale Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) and tested and validated molten sodium technology for 30 years until the lab safely shut down ...

Notably, Argonne boasts extensive experience with SFR technology, having designed, built, and operated the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) for over three decades. Now, Argonne's focus on SFR ...

The Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments test bed at Idaho National Laboratory, set to repurpose the Experimental-Breeder Reactor-II containment structure to conduct tests in 2026.

Initially developed in the 1950s, molten salt reactors have benefits in higher efficiencies and lower waste generation. Some designs do not require solid fuel, which eliminates the need for ...

Advanced nuclear fuel company Lightbridge and nuclear power plant developer Oklo have signed a memorandum of understanding ...