Oversight agencies suddenly face pressure to rapidly assess a range of relatively untested reactor designs.
26 August 2026
Oversight agencies suddenly face pressure to rapidly assess a range of relatively untested reactor designs.
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Peter Fairley0
Peter Fairley
Shadowed by past disasters, nuclear engineers are developing different types of reactor, fuel, coolant and material that could…
The technical issues have mostly been solved, but the long-term potential peril of radioactive material has made it difficult to…
The proposed changes are expected to make it easier and faster to build new nuclear reactors.
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New York and surrounding states remain eager to build out new nuclear, but beneath that lie questions about financial risks.…
New reactors use novel materials and compact designs to make nuclear power safer and cheaper.
