Yet despite improvements in the design of nuclear-fission reactors ... with over 50 for a reactor that generates electricity from fusion alone. The reduced plasma physics requirements have ...

Long before humans conceptualized nuclear energy, nature had already engineered its own reactor ... physics, a moderator is a substance that slows down the neutrons released from fission so ...

China's 'artificial sun' is operated by the Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP) at Hefei Institutes of Physical Science ... more than a conventional nuclear fission reactor.

The course is intended for juniors, seniors, and graduate students in engineering or physical science with no previous background in nuclear engineering. The course introduces the student to the ...

Although to most the term ‘fission reactor ... 1954 when the Aircraft Reactor Experiment (ARE) reached first criticality. ARE was an off-shoot of the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion (ANP) program ...

Most new nuclear fission reactors being built today are of the light water reactor (LWR) type, which use water for neutron moderation into thermal neutrons as well as neutron capture. While ...

Now a nuclear startup wants to bury a small reactor underground, using depth as a substitute for the tons of concrete required to safeguard aboveground reactors. The company, Deep Fission ...

While there are already a number of countries using nuclear fission reactor plants, there’s still a lingering shadow of fear over the technology, thanks to several cases of nuclear meltdowns in ...