For decades, nuclear fusion has been viewed as the ultimate energy source—clean, powerful, and practically limitless. Most approaches to fusion involve enormous machines designed to squeeze plasma ...

This video breaks down the Chernobyl disaster by focusing on the machine at its core: the RBMK reactor. We explain how nuclear reactors work in principle, then show what made the RBMK different - from ...

Outside of those in the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics within the College of Engineering, few know ...

Editor’s note: On Oct. 16, 2024, about 100 Tri-Cities area leaders and people who worked to preserve Hanford’s historic B Reactor as part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park gathered at ...

INDIANAPOLIS — On Tuesday, Nov. 4, First American Nuclear (FANCO) announced they were moving to Indiana and planning to build their first energy park using their EAGL-1 small modular reactors (SMRs).

How the Reactor Works Their custom-built device, called the Thunderbird Reactor, might look modest, but it’s packed with innovation. The reactor contains three key parts: a plasma thruster, a vacuum ...