Nuclear startup Last Energy raises $100M for its steel-encased micro reactor

Last Energy will use the funds to build its 5 megawatt pilot reactor in Texas, which it hopes to turn on next year.
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South Korea’s KAERI and Samsung Heavy win approval for floating nuclear reactor design

Korean giants Samsung and KAERI join hands to deliver a floating small modular reactor concept design that will bring ...

Google Data Centers Are Returning Nuclear Power to Tornado Country

A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby ...
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Valar’s NOVA Core hits first criticality

NOVA Core, built by Valar Atomics, achieved zero-power criticality at LANL's National Criticality Experiments Research Center ...

Unlimited Energy Is Closer Than Ever, Expert Says—Thanks to This Nuclear Reactor’s Breakthrough ‘First Heartbeat’

Scientists just brought us one step closer to the dream of unlimited power. On November 17 at the Nevada National Security Site, a nuclear energy startup called Valar Atomics achieved zero-power ...
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Whence nuclear power in the 21st century?

Whether a nuclear renaissance actually occurs in the coming decade or two depends on three fundamental questions: Are the new ...

Russia ships fuel for Kudankulam’s third reactor

Russia begins fuel shipments for Kudankulam's third reactor, enhancing efficiency and extending operational cycles for the nuclear power project.
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World’s first mass-producible nuclear reactor making company gets funding boost

United States-based Radiant has announced the raising of over $300 million in a new funding round. The money raised will help ...
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X-energy, Doosan Lock In 16-Unit Xe-100 Component Reservation as Doosan Commits to New SMR Factory

X-energy secured a binding reservation with Doosan Enerbility to manufacture key components for 16 Xe-100 SMRs, alongside ...
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DOE funding for university-led nuclear infrastructure projects

The US DOE is funding 15 university-led infrastructure projects to strengthen advanced reactor and fuel cycle R&D ...
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AI Is About to Transform Nuclear Energy, and the United States Isn’t Ready

The convergence of nuclear technology and artificial intelligence is no longer a far-off possibility, but rather an ...

SHANTI bill opens door for private players in nuclear sector

In a bid to achieve clean energy goals and a target of 100 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2047, Parliament has just approved a Sustainable Harnessing and Adva ...