In addition, the majority of nuclear reactors under development and construction are water-cooled. Water Cooled Reactors (WCRs) have been the cornerstone of the nuclear industry in the 20th century.

Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is a significant material degradation for major components of both pressurized water reactors (PWRs) and boiling water reactors (BWRs), and is still an important ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A light-water reactor at North Korea’s main nuclear complex will likely be formally operational by next summer, South Korea’s defense minister said, amid suspicions that the ...

Although to most the term ‘fission reactor’ brings to mind something close to the commonly operated light-water reactors (LWRs) which operate using plain water (H 2 O) as coolant and with sluggish, ...

The age of nuclear energy seemed to have come and gone, but the U.S. Department of Energy is determined to update and expand ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea is building an experimental light-water reactor at its Yongbyon nuclear facility, Kyodo news reported on Saturday, citing Siegfried Hecker, former chief of the Los Alomos ...

Undeniably, ambitions for a nuclear renaissance are thriving. The UK is building its first nuclear power station in 30 years, France plans a new fleet of 14 reactors and, in total worldwide, 100 new ...

North Korea appears to be operating a more powerful reactor for producing plutonium at its main nuclear site for the first time, the United Nations atomic agency said late Thursday, days after ...

A second North Korean nuclear reactor may have reached “criticality”, the world’s atomic watchdog has warned, amid rising concerns it could be used to produce weapons-grade fuel. The UN’s ...