Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR II), prototype to the US Integral Fast Reactor. Unfortunately, fast reactors have the disadvantages of being more expensive than LWRs and the challenges of ...

The use of salts as coolant would however continue worldwide, mostly for fast neutron reactors, with examples like the Russian BN-series of sodium-cooled, fast neutron reactors being prime example ...

There is continuing global interest in the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMR). One type of SMR currently under the development in a number of countries is the integral Pressurized Water ...

The Japanese involvement comes as Congress threatens to cut funding for Argonne’s entire Integral Fast Reactor program to as little as a third of the $30 million the Department of Energy requested in ...

The industry ministry picked Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. as a company to play the core role in developing a next-generation nuclear reactor with a demonstration sodium-cooled fast reactor ...

Oklo Inc., a pioneering nuclear technology company, is making waves in the energy sector with its innovative approach to small modular reactors (SMRs) and a unique business model tailored for the ...