The company has also been developing small modular reactors ("SMR") as part of its nuclear portfolio. However, unlike those powerful, static devices, the Micro-Reactor is specifically designed to ...

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said it plans to start producing clean hydrogen using heat from its High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR) in Ibaraki Prefecture close to Tokyo by 2028.

China’s nuclear safety watchdog has issued an operational permit for the nation’s first thorium reactor, marking a significant milestone in the country’s pursuit of advanced nuclear ...

Scientists have built the first-ever thorium reactor. Thorium is both more easily accessible and less dangerous than uranium—the most common fission fuel. The system also uses molten salt ...

China’s rapidly expanding nuclear power industry passed a major milestone on New Year’s Day, as the first reactor at a sprawling new plant on the country’s southeastern coastline started ...

Ibaraki Prefecture is seeking to host the country's first demonstration reactor for next-generation nuclear technology known as the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR). Local officials ...