Oak Ridge is becoming a nuclear energy hub, with companies like TRISO-X, Standard Nuclear, and Radiant Nuclear developing ...

X-Energy Reactor Co., an advanced nuclear company backed by Amazon.com Inc., received federal approval to make uranium fuel for advanced reactors, the first such new license in more than 50 years.

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Kairos Power have launched ...

A power company in the United States is planning to make use of retired nuclear reactors from the Navy’s aircraft carriers and submarines for a data center project proposed at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

For six decades, the Bull Run Fossil Plant in Claxton, Tennessee, powered a region on fossil fuel. Last year, the plant was decommissioned, collapsing the plant's ...

The US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Kairos Power have entered into a USD27 million strategic partnership to accelerate the technology needed to deploy a new generation of ...

Centrus Energy’s announcement makes it the second nuclear company in seven days to broadcast a major commitment to Oak Ridge.

The Pentagon and the Energy Department have airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what ...

LIS Technologies is cleared to proceed with procurement of uranium hexafluoride (UF₆) feedstock and to advance research, development, and optimization activities on its U.S. origin and patented laser ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority has invested $3 million to endow the chair of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Department of Nuclear Engineering. The endowment will advance academic excellence, ...