The first breeder reactor, i.e., one that produces more nuclear fuel material as a byproduct than is used to generate energy, went online almost 75 years ago. So, it's hardly some form of sci-fi ...

NEW DELHI: India's first prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tamil Nadu's Kalpakkam is expected to be commissioned next year, nearly two years after it got the go-ahead from the nuclear regulator, ...

New Delhi: India marked a major step in nuclear energy when fuel loading began at a 500-megawatt fast-breeder reactor prototype in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. Authorities expect the unit to start producing ...

KAIGA: The Atomic Energy Commission of India and the Department of Atomic Energy have said they will come out with modular reactors that will enable the product ...

After decades defined by safety dominance, the NRC may be recalibrating toward a renewed balance between oversight and expansion. The history of nuclear energy in the United States illustrates the ...

Jimmy Carter was a former Navy nuclear engineer who established the Department of Energy and became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Oak Ridge, but his impact on the nuclear energy industry ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is mulling decommissioning its troubled Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor, following 1 trillion yen (7.35 billion pounds) in outlays on the controversial project over more ...

TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) - Japan's fast-breeder nuclear reactor got the go-ahead to resume tests on Wednesday, 14 years after it was closed due to a fire caused by leaking coolant. Sign up here. The ...