Smart students at Cornell created a nuclear reactor simulator for the Raspberry Pi Pico A bug in the system enhances the experience as the reactor goes critical Simulated reactor includes visuals, ...

The safety of nuclear reactors is paramount for both environmental protection and human safety. Technological advancements, most notably the development of real-time 3D monitoring of reactor corrosion ...

Setting a new milestone in nuclear research, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully fired up 3D-printed stainless steel capsules inside one of the ...

A new facility will be built on Joint Base Charleston to house a nuclear simulator. Like a cockpit simulator that trains airplane pilots to hands crises and various scenarios, the simulator trains ...

Why it matters: Two concurrent developments – faster, more agile nuclear construction enabled by 3D printing, and the race to deploy a functional nuclear reactor on the Moon – signal a profound ...

The full-scope simulator for Phase I of the Lianjiang nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province has passed factory acceptance testing and can now be delivered to the site for installation. The ...

Severe accidents in nuclear reactors, though low-probability events, pose significant risks to human safety, the environment, and public trust in nuclear ...

The full-scope simulator for Phase I of the Lianjiang nuclear power plant - comprising two CAP1000 reactors - in China's Guangdong province has passed acceptance tests after having been installed ...

Barnard Construction workers pour concrete into the carbon-fiber-reinforced ABS form to produce one of the cast-in-place Janus columns. In a bold step toward transforming how nuclear infrastructure is ...

Stainless steel has long been a workhorse material for the nuclear industry. It fortifies walls and forms crucial components throughout nuclear reactors, where it withstands decades of extreme heat, ...