How an old reactor could spark new technologies ... new materials or sensors inside or near nuclear reactors, they can test them at similar radiation, temperature, and pressure conditions in ...

An illustration of a Kilopower nuclear reactor on the moon. NASA is considering a flight test of that fission reactor technology, possibly flown on a lunar lander, in the mid-2020s. Credit ...

The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking to move forward with a sodium-cooled fast test reactor at Idaho National Laboratory. The department announced in a Wednesday news release it issued a ...