Chemical engineering professor Matthew Memmott and his colleagues have developed an AI algorithm that can significantly reduce time in the nuclear reactor design process. A BYU professor has figured ...

Purdue’s online Master of Nuclear Engineering (MNE) program equips engineers with advanced knowledge in nuclear reactor theory, radiation transport, safety and design. Taught by world-renowned faculty ...

For all its ability to switch to stealth mode and remain unseen for months, refuelling a nuclear submarine is quite a ...

Burnable absorbers are key components in modern nuclear reactor design, serving to mitigate the excess reactivity inherent in fresh reactor cores while simultaneously enhancing operational safety and ...

The UK Atomic Energy Authority has appointed Canadian engineering firm AtkinsRéalis to deliver the detailed design of an isotope separation system to strengthen research into sustainable fusion ...

French firm Newcleo has submitted the design of its lead-cooled small modular reactor (SMR) to Euratom, the European ...

Polish power company Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has signed an engineering services contract with US firms Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel for the country's first nuclear power plant, to be ...

Have you ever thought about how and why something was designed? Who was considered a “stakeholder” for the design? And what biases are baked within the process of designing something? These are some ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has wrapped up its final safety evaluation for Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 “low power” advanced test facility, comprising two 35-MWth test molten salt ...

Modular process design represents a transformative approach in chemical engineering that utilises standardised and pre‐engineered units to assemble production facilities. This strategy facilitates ...