While the particle remains elusive, the team is hopeful since they know exactly where to look for sterile neutrinos – at the ...

Scientists have built the first-ever thorium reactor. Thorium is both more easily accessible and less dangerous than uranium—the most common fission fuel. The system also uses molten salt instead of ...

According to Chinese state media, a group of scientists recently managed to refuel a working thorium molten salt reactor ...

A pair of bills in the state Legislature would require the state to look for potential sites to put next-generation nuclear ...

Critics of the NRC say its red tape and lengthy authorization timelines stifle innovation, but handing some of its ...

Neutrinos, elusive fundamental particles, can act as a window into the center of a nuclear reactor, the interior of the Earth ...

The U.S. stands at a critical juncture. We’re experiencing electric load growth for the first time in decades, as fierce ...

India has contributed a significant role in the world's biggest nuclear fusion project, with key contributions by way of ...

Traditional hydrogen bombs work through nuclear fusion, a process where atomic nuclei combine under intense pressure to ...

The system also uses molten salt instead of water to cool the fission reactor, which is reportedly ... molten salt reactors that used thorium for nuclear power at the dawn of the Cold War era.