Aalo Atomics is utilizing Baker Hughes' modular turbine technology and liquid sodium cooling for high-density energy.

For decades, light water reactors have used control rods to regulate the fission reaction that powers a nuclear plant. The rods move vertically in and out of the core and are made of mat. . .

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The Pentagon, along with the Department of Energy, on Sunday airlifted a small nuclear reactor, the first such transportation as the Trump administration looks to quickly deploy nuclear power across ...

U.S. military flies small nuclear reactor from California to Utah Microreactors seen as alternative to diesel generators in remote areas Disposal of nuclear waste remains unresolved, talks ongoing ...

When the US briefly stopped sharing battlefield intelligence with Ukraine in March 2025, the results were immediate. Kyiv’s forces suffered decisive setbacks on the battlefield as its European allies ...

“Buying uranium is suspiciously easy. It shows up in a UPS truck,” says Staff Sheehan, CEO and founder of Project Omega. “You can Google it.” He’s not speaking hypothetically. He’s explaining how his ...

The Trump administration is making moves to loosen the environmental rules for nuclear energy. Earlier this month, the Energy Department published an exclusion to environmental reviews for the ...

NORTH CHARLESTON — It's the nightmare no one in the military wants to imagine: a crisis aboard a nuclear-powered submarine or vessel. If that does ever happen, it’s likely that the military men and ...

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WASHINGTON—The Trump administration on Friday alleged that China has conducted nuclear tests with low explosive power, challenging Beijing’s claims that it has upheld an international agreement that ...