The safety of nuclear reactors is paramount for both environmental protection and human safety. Technological advancements, most notably the development of real-time 3D monitoring of reactor corrosion ...

MIT researchers have developed a technique that allows scientists to watch, in real time, how materials corrode and crack inside a nuclear reactor environment. The method, powered by high-intensity ...

Five teams from around the world were honoured for advancing nuclear power sustainability at the second International Network on Innovation to Support Operating Nuclear Power Plants Innovation Awards.

Setting a new milestone in nuclear research, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully fired up 3D-printed stainless steel capsules inside one of the ...

ORNL researchers used a laser powder-bed system at the lab’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility to 3D print 316H stainless steel capsules for use in irradiation experiments. The capsule provides a ...

The Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant will house a 50 megawatt luoride salt–cooled, high-temperature reactor plus a turbine for generating electricity.