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The Genesis Mission aims to create a domestic end-to-end ecosystem integrating AI, quantum computing, and nuclear energy to accelerate scientific discovery and address climate, energy, and health challenges.
Companies are developing laser enrichment technology to reprocess uranium waste and produce nuclear fuel more efficiently, potentially supporting the growth of nuclear power.
MIT doctoral student Lauren Fortier is developing remote operation protocols for autonomous control of nuclear plants, aiming to make nuclear power more economical.
Four US microreactors achieved criticality by the July 4 deadline, marking a milestone for advanced nuclear power, though commercial electricity generation remains years away.
Three nuclear startups achieved criticality in advanced reactors under a U.S. Department of Energy pilot program aimed at reviving nuclear energy, but experts caution that commercial viability remains distant due to regulatory and cost challenges.
Valar Atomics is partnering with NVIDIA to explore building a 30 MW nuclear-powered AI data center in Utah, using microreactor energy and near-zero water cooling.
Antares achieved initial criticality of its Mark-0 microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory, marking the first private advanced reactor to reach this milestone under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program.
This article argues that the perceived dangers of low-dose radiation from nuclear disasters are overstated, using Chernobyl data to show limited health impacts compared to other industrial disasters, and criticizes the resulting regulatory burden on nuclear power.
Europe's record-breaking heat wave is causing power plant shutdowns, particularly nuclear plants in France that rely on river water for cooling, while also reducing output from hydro, coal, and gas plants, straining the grid as demand for cooling surges.
The US Department of Energy is deploying $17.5 billion in loans to build 10 new nuclear reactors, with support from Westinghouse.
Valar Atomics nuclear operations team brought Ward 250 to 10kW thermal output overnight, marking the first nuclear power achieved by a startup.
Discusses the cracking of nuclear regulatory barriers, driven by hyperscalers' demand for energy, and highlights key thinkers on the shift.
TerraPower and Meta have announced an agreement to develop up to eight Natrium advanced nuclear plants (345 MW each) to power Meta's data centers, with initial units expected as early as 2032, marking Meta's largest support of advanced nuclear technologies and first direct investment in new nuclear build.
This MIT Technology Review newsletter covers the rise of AI and data analytics in soccer, China's rapid construction of large nuclear reactors, and reports that autonomous drones may have killed soldiers for the first time.
This paper introduces the Regulatory Context Protocol (RCP), an agent-to-agent communication standard designed to streamline regulatory review processes, using advanced nuclear reactor licensing as a case study. It claims to cut costs by 50–77% and timelines by 65% compared to traditional methods, with potential broad applicability across sectors like pharmaceuticals and aviation.
A small modular nuclear reactor using TRISO fuel pellets has reached criticality in its first test, validating the company's modeling and safety data.
A startup, based on MIT research, uses thousands of needle-like structures to create a compact steam generator, reducing nuclear power plant volume by 80% and construction time to two years. It plans to launch a 10 MW prototype in 2027 and achieve grid-scale modules by 2031, cutting electricity costs by more than half.
MIT Assistant Professor Dean Price discusses his work in nuclear engineering, focusing on multiphysics modeling to advance the safety and reliability of small modular and microreactors.