Deep Fission, which aims to place small modular reactors in boreholes a mile underground, has signed an agreement to purchase low-enriched uranium from Urenco USA to support demonstration and testing ...

Lockheed Martin's concept for a fission surface power (FSP) system on the surface of the moon. Credit: Lockheed Martin No technology holds more transformative potential for America’s space aspirations ...

Idaho National Laboratory researchers have demonstrated a surrogate reactor concept that replaces neutron-driven signals with beams of LED light, creating a zero-radiation test environment for reactor ...

Energy in space does not work the way it does on Earth. Solar panels help, but sunlight is not constant on the Moon. Nights there last about two weeks. Temperatures swing sharply. Equipment freezes.

The U.S. military is advancing the deployment of small nuclear microreactors through the Janus Program, aiming to provide secure, on-demand power for military installations and critical infrastructure ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah—The U.S. military airlifted a modern nuclear reactor on Sunday for the first time, part of President Trump’s push to deploy nuclear power across the United States. Three C-17 ...

Orano USA plans to build a multibillion-dollar uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Oklo Inc. will invest in the nation's first privately funded advanced nuclear fuel recycling ...

Nuclear power is emerging as a key, enabling technology for sustained human presence on the moon. With multiple countries and companies announcing ambitious lunar programs—from space research to ...

The United States military is leading a major push for nuclear energy, and it took a big step toward accomplishing one of President Donald Trump's goals in Riverside County on Sunday, Feb. 15. On that ...

Rolls-Royce has been selected as the UK's preferred bidder for its first small modular reactors (SMRs), backed by $3.3 billion of public investment, with the first project planned for the ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The Pentagon and the Energy Department for the first time airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is U.S. potential to ...