It will be factory built with 20-year fuel loads and is based on the historically significant design of EBR-II Among the many offerings being developed in the small reactor category, one has a unique legacy. Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC ( ARC ) is based on technology used over a 30-year period by the...

Radical designs seek investors Several developers of new reactor designs reported progress this week during the semi-annual meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). The investor looking for something completely different that might make a difference to the nuclear energy industry has three new...

The combined effects of the earthquake and tsunami illustrate the risks of putting all your eggs in one basket The architecture of energy distribution in major industrial nations like Japan, the U.S., France, the U.K. , and Germany is based on very large power plants, often several at a single site,...