A team at Idaho National Laboratory has developed a surrogate nuclear reactor that uses LEDs to safely simulate ...

Innovative startup Deep Fission is pioneering next-generation nuclear energy by deploying a "gravity reactor" in a mile-deep borehole, a design that promises to slash operational costs by up to 80% ...

The European Union is investing in its efforts to secure a cleaner, more independent energy future with a €330 million ...

Deep Fission, a California-based nuclear startup, has officially moved from concept to construction. The ...

Dozens of people gathered at a meeting to hear from the company and share their opinions about the first of a new type of ...

VC investment in nuclear fission startups set records in 2025 as investors look to new energy sources to bolster the grid, according to PitchBook’s latest analyst note. As energy demand has ...

Analytical chemist Friedrich Strassmann played a crucial role in discovering nuclear fission with Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner, but his principled opposition to Nazi ideology nearly destroyed his career ...

TerraPower has secured a construction permit for its Natrium nuclear plant in Wyoming – the first approved advanced reactor in the US in nearly a decade ...

California-based startup Deep Fission, which aims to place small modular reactors in boreholes a mile underground, has begun ...