Tests carried out on high burnup fast reactor fuel as part of a collaboration between the USA and Japan are the first of their kind carried out in more than 20 years, and will provide crucial new data ...

With this achievement, India moves toward leveraging its vast thorium reserves in the third stage of its nuclear strategy.

The 500 MW prototype fast-breeder reactor is located at Kalpakkam, about 70 km south of Chennai. (Courtesy: Department of ...

Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have achieved a historic breakthrough in nuclear energy by launching full-scale production of enriched fuel salt for the Molten Chloride Reactor ...

Multi-day fast-spectrum reactor experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Criticality Experiments Research Center generate modern benchmark data. The data supports Oklo’s ...

Oklo's fast-neutron, sodium-cooled Aurora reactor design aims for lower construction and operational costs. Read more on OKLO ...

The first three fuel assemblies with uranium-plutonium mixed oxide fuel containing transuranic elements americium-241 and neptunium-237 have been produced by Rosatom's Mining and Chemical Combine.

India achieved a major nuclear milestone on April 6, 2026, when the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam attained criticality. This indigenous reactor will not only generate ...

Kalpakkam-based PFBR, developed by BHAVINI, marks entry into Stage II of India’s three-stage nuclear programme ...

After more than two decades of painstaking scientific effort, India has crossed one of the most consequential milestones in its civil nuclear programme. The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at ...

Oklo Inc. (OKLO) is working on a next-generation nuclear design called the Aurora powerhouse. At its core is a liquid-metal-cooled, metal-fueled fast reactor, a technology that has already been tested ...