A Nuclear Reactor That Can’t Melt Down? Here’s How It Works

A new nuclear reactor design skips fuel entirely—eliminating meltdown risk while testing a safer future for nuclear power.
KSL

New partnership touts nuclear-powered AI with minimal water use

Valar Atomics, an advanced nuclear power startup, announced a collaboration with Nvidia on Wednesday afternoon to explore the ...
POWER Magazine

Aalo Atomics’ Test Reactor Reaches Criticality at INL, Fourth DOE-Authorized Advanced Reactor by July 4

Aalo Atomics’ Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor (CTR)—dubbed “Project First Light”—has reached criticality at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), marking the fourth Department of Energy (DOE)–authorized ...
techtimes

AMPERA Unveils First 3D-Printed Thorium Reactor Core: Subcritical Design Targets AI Power

A Florida energy startup pulled the cover off a basketball-sized silicon carbide sphere on July 1, 2026, and claimed a manufacturing milestone that the nuclear industry has been working toward for ...
Interesting Engineering

Lead-cooled nuclear reactors move closer to deployment with standardized grid design

Blykalla and Hitachi Energy will develop standardized grid connections and electrical systems for lead-cooled nuclear ...