The reactor pressure vessel was hoisted into place at the Lufeng nuclear power plant ...

The experimental TMSR-LF1 thorium-powered molten salt reactor in Wuwei, Gansu Province, has achieved the first successful conversion of thorium-uranium nuclear fuel, the Shanghai Institute of Applied ...

China is moving ahead with one of the world’s most ambitious nuclear power projects, a 7.2 gigawatt complex designed to supply low carbon electricity to roughly five million people. The Zhaoyuan ...

If nuclear energy lobbies were as effective as petroleum lobbies, there'd be a reactor to power every home in the union. At least, that's the image they'd surely like to convey. However, one project ...

Chinese scientists break a historic barrier and achieve the highest plasma density in a nuclear fusion reactor.

The central solenoid is the heart of a fusion reactor, and a "jacket" of meticulously crafted stainless steel—capable of withstanding extreme temperatures and magnetic fields—protects it. Chinese ...