The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its first construction permit for a commercial nuclear reactor in eight years.

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 of its initial Gravity reactor,

A “nuclear engine” has many advantages, notably providing a vehicle with an almost unlimited supply of onboard power, with no need for regular refuelling. That’s particularly attractive for large ships and submarines, where fuel stops at sea are few and far between. It’s even better for space craft, which cannot refuel at all.

Lockheed Martin is focusing on developing Fission Surface Power (FSP) as the essential solution

Parsons, Kansas, may be the site of a California startup's first ever 1-mile-deep nuclear reactor - with support from county commissioners, both Republican Kansas U.S. senators and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's administration. Deep Fission will hold a ...

In Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, he announced a nuclear study led by University of Wisconsin-Madison professors and a fusion grant.