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 ...

Since the construction of the first commercial light water nuclear power plants (LWR) the design of their fuel rods hasn’t changed significantly. Mechanically robust and corrosion-resistant zirconium ...

Flow-induced vibration (FIV) poses a substantial challenge in nuclear reactor design, particularly in the context of fuel rod assemblies. These vibrations arise from the complex fluid–structure ...

The first lead fuel assemblies have been manufactured by Framatome for the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company's Barakah nuclear power plant in the UAE under a fuel supply agreement announced by the two ...

ABU DHABI, 24th November, 2025 (WAM) -- The Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) and Framatome have announced the successful fabrication by Framatome of the first lead fuel assemblies in Richland, ...

It comes as the EU attempts to ban Russian energy imports, raising espionage and security concerns.

COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Palisades Nuclear Plant has taken another significant step toward becoming the first shuttered nuclear facility in U.S. history to restart operations after receiving new ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Imagine this: Little black pellets made of uranium dioxide are stacked on top of each other in a silver, cylindrical rod. A rogue neutron hits a U-235 nucleus inside a pellet, causing ...

Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have begun post-irradiation studies on GE Vernova's high burnup fuel after it has spent six years in a commercial ...