Conventional nuclear power plants usually consist of more than one reactor, each having a generating capacity of 1,000 megawatts or so. The Palo Verde plant in Arizona has a 3,300 MW capacity.

Between the lines: More nuclear generation could come either through large projects or small modular reactors that can generate up to 300 megawatts. By comparison, the Palo Verde Generating ...

A US nuclear reactor has switched from Regular to Premium fuel with Southern Nuclear inserting four Lead Test Assemblies (LTAs) into the Vogtle Unit 2 reactor in Waynesboro, Georgia that contains ...

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, officials ...

SALT LAKE CITY — In the United States, only three commercial nuclear reactors of any size have been built in the last 28 years. A lawsuit filed by Texas, Utah and a nuclear startup company ...

It might seem like everyone from venture capitalists to the news media to the U.S. secretary of Energy has been hyping small modular reactors as the key to unlocking a nuclear renaissance and ...

Nuclear reactors could someday power a chemical plant in Texas, making it the first with such a facility onsite. The factory, which makes plastics and other materials, could become a model for ...

Cancel anytime. The University of Missouri announced plans on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, to build a 20-megawatt nuclear research reactor. COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri leadership on ...

They always quote instances of people near nuclear reactors suffering from radiation-related health hazards. The other side responds by downplaying the dangers, and in its casualness displays ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KCTV) - The University of Missouri is building a second nuclear reactor to expand cancer treatment. Mizzou announced on Wednesday morning that the initiative to build the research ...

Palo Verde’s softball team, after a thrilling 1-0 walk-off win over Centennial last week, kept its undefeated season alive with a home win over Coronado on Monday. The Panthers (13-0), after ...

Advanced reactors, called small modular reactors and microreactors, produce a fraction of the energy produced by the conventional nuclear reactors built around the world for the last 50 years.