Fireplaces are cozy until it’s time to shovel out the ashes. Nuclear power has the same problem: abundant, reliable energy ...

As global electric vehicle adoption accelerates, end-of-life battery packs are quickly becoming a major waste stream. Lithium is costly to mine and refine, and most current recycling methods are ...

OKLO's fast reactor design taps decades of proven tech, aiming for safer operation and the ability to recycle nuclear waste.

Nuclear waste. We've all heard about it, but what is it? Is it a problem without a solution? How big is the problem? And what exactly is this waste and why is it so important? New Atlas takes a look ...

The waste could be used for nuclear fusion, say researchers. Although nuclear fission, which powers nuclear reactors, can provide plenty of energy, it also produces potentially dangerous radioactive ...

What if the key to solving the world’s energy crisis has been hiding in plain sight, buried within the Earth’s crust? Imagine an energy source that is not only abundant and efficient but also safer ...

All the different types of small modular reactors generate heat the same way: by splitting heavy atoms and capturing the heat into a variety of materials — like water, liquid metal or molten salt — ...

Oklo Inc. (OKLO) is working on a next-generation nuclear design called the Aurora powerhouse. At its core is a liquid-metal-cooled, metal-fueled fast reactor, a technology that has already been tested ...