China has begun operations of the world’s first fourth-generation nuclear reactor that uses gas for cooling unlike conventional power plants that use pressurised water. The power plant built in ...

Gas‐cooled reactors, particularly those utilising helium as a coolant, rely on natural convection and associated heat transfer processes to maintain safe and efficient operational temperatures. In ...

X-energy said it completed the basic design of its high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, a milestone development announced by the U.S. Department of Energy’s nuclear office. Maryland-based X-energy has ...

Advanced nuclear reactor company X-energy will become a publicly-traded company after a business combination agreement with special-purpose acquisition company Ares Acquisition Corporation. The merger ...

Samples of the fuel began tests in two research reactors in 2022, with Rosatom reporting they "fundamentally confirmed the functionality of the fuel design" for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors.

Engineers at the machine-building division of Rosatom have manufactured full-sized structural components for a ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...