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How using molten salt to cool nuclear reactors is gaining momentum in the Southeast
Molten salt reactors, a scientific innovation previously passed over by the Department of Energy, are gaining momentum as the next "big thing" in clean...
Canada’s neutron scientists lament closure of world’s oldest nuclear reactor
The world’s oldest operating nuclear reactor is in the twilight of its life, but the scientists who rely on it for their research are...
Edison Proceeds With Plans To Bury Nuclear Waste At San Onofre Site
Southern California Edison said it will start burying spent nuclear fuel from the now-closed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station by the end of this...
A Thorium-Salt Reactor Has Fired Up for the First Time in Four Decades
The road to cleaner, meltdown-proof nuclear power has taken a big step forward. Researchers at NRG, a Dutch nuclear materials firm, have begun the...
Nuclear Costs In Context | 2017
In 2016, the average total generating cost for nuclear energy was $33.93 per MWh (megawatt-hour). Total generating costs include capital, fuel and operating costs...
