The project features a 345 MW sodium-cooled fast reactor with a molten salt-based energy storage system. The storage technology can boost the system’s output to 500 MW of power when needed, which is ...

Sodium-cooled prototype fast breeder reactor could massively boost energy production. ... (BHAVINI), the PFBR is a 500 MWe sodium-cooled reactor located in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu.

ARC Clean Technology’s ARC-100 SMR has cleared Phase 2 of Canada’s nuclear design review, with no licensing barriers ...

The fast neutron BN-1200 reactor planned as Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant’s fifth unit has entered the preparation stage for ...

TerraPower has awarded new contracts for its Natrium project, advancing US supply chain readiness for next-gen nuclear ...

Canadian regulators have concluded that there are no fundamental barriers to licensing the ARC-100 small modular reactor, ARC ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced five awards to a total of five companies that are designed to help advance key nuclear energy research and development projects supporting ...

US and Japan partner on sodium-cooled fast reactor tech. November 3, 2023. Sean Wolfe. 2 min read. Share To: A rendering of TerraPower's Natrium Reactor. Image courtesy TerraPower.

The most mature fast reactor technology, the sodium cooled fast reactor, has more than 400 reactor-years of experience acquired through the design, construction, operation and decommissioning of ...

Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors: Nuclear reactors that use liquid sodium as a coolant, facilitating a fast neutron spectrum for improved fuel efficiency. Core Disruptive Accident ...

The industry ministry picked Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. as a company to play the core role in developing a next-generation nuclear reactor with a demonstration sodium-cooled fast reactor ...