Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The New York Power Authority recently reached the latest milestone for its $1.1 billion Next Gen Niagara project, as the Unit 6 ...

Fretting wear in nuclear power plant components is a critical issue that impacts both safety and operational longevity. This wear mechanism, arising from small oscillatory motions between contacting ...

As the world races to build the first commercial nuclear fusion plant, engineers from the University of Surrey have made a breakthrough in understanding how welded components behave inside the extreme ...

Bechtel‘s plant machinery business has secured a potential $575.1 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Navy for various naval nuclear propulsion components. The Defense Department said ...

Two U.S. firms have teamed up to test a first-of-its-kind pulser module — a system designed to store electrical energy needed for nuclear fusion — that is capable of producing a whopping 2 terawatts ...

Ever since our society became dependent on energy in one form or another to function and move forward, humanity has been chasing the dream of clean and virtually limitless power. So far, the dream has ...

Modern power plant systems demand increasingly sophisticated control strategies to ensure safe, efficient and reliable operation amid ever-changing load and environmental conditions. Researchers have ...

In a strategic move,Areva NP has completed the purchase of forged parts manufacturerSfarsteel. The acquisition follows announcements of orders for heavyforgings for new US nuclear plants and for the ...

Bulgaria lifts Russia sanctions to fix Kozloduy nuclear plant, exposing Europe’s deep dependence and policy contradictions.

Utah’s Intermountain Power Project, which generates electricity for communities in six states and as far away as Los Angeles, is getting a refresh that will allow it to continue operating for decades ...