A message from Curtiss-Wright

High-Temperature neutron flux detectors for Generation IV reactors and SMRs

DOE invests $112 million in computational fusion energy research

August 15, 2023, 7:00AMNuclear News

The Department of Energy’s Office of Science announced $112 million in funding on August 14 for 12 projects designed by fusion scientists, applied mathematicians, and computer scientists to apply high-performance computing and exascale computers to complex fusion energy problems.

The list of projects and more information can be found on the Fusion Energy Sciences homepage.

To continue reading, log in or create a free account!

DOE launches UPRISE to boost nuclear capacity

March 13, 2026, 10:30AMNuclear News

The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy has launched a new initiative to meet the government’s goal of increasing U.S. nuclear energy capacity by boosting the power output of...

Aalo Atomics discusses the road ahead

March 12, 2026, 1:13PMNuclear News

Yasir Arafat, president and chief technology officer of Aalo Atomics, participated in the first day of sessions at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s annual Regulatory Information...

Return of the HB Line at SRS

March 11, 2026, 5:02PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy is bringing the HB Line facility at the Savannah River Site back on line to recycle surplus plutonium and produce uranium-plutonium mixed oxide (MOX) fuel for advanced...

NRC commissioners talk reforms, roles at Day 1 of RIC 2026

March 11, 2026, 8:07AMNuclear News

Even a last-minute cancelation from Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright could not derail the optimism permeating day 1 of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s annual Regulatory...

DOE Nuclear Energy Launch Pad “extends and expands” pilot programs

March 9, 2026, 10:40AMNuclear News

The Department of Energy is set to expand on its Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program by introducing the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a DOE-led program to integrate the...

DOE releases 2025 NEUP and NSUF funding

March 6, 2026, 1:06PMNuclear News

On March 3, the Department of Energy announced the release of $52.8 million in funds through the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) and the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF)...

NRC opens comment period for fusion regulatory changes

March 3, 2026, 12:00PMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has taken the next step toward developing fusion regulations, announcing the opening of a 90-day comment period, ending May 27, on a proposed regulatory...

Proxima Fusion signs MOU with Bavaria, RWE, and Max Planck IPP to build German stellarator power plant

March 3, 2026, 7:04AMNuclear News

Proxima Fusion has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Free State of Bavaria, German electric company RWE, and Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) to build a commercial...

From SPARC to ARC: CFS prepares for a first-of-a-kind fusion plant

February 27, 2026, 3:00PMNuclear News

Commonwealth Fusion Systems makes no small plans. The company wants to build a 400-MWe magnetic confinement fusion power plant called ARC near Richmond, Va., and begin operating it in the...

The battle against New World screwworm continues

February 27, 2026, 7:21AMNuclear News

Last year, the state of Texas, in partnership with several arms of the federal government, mounted a major response to the New World screwworm (NWS)—a parasitic fly spreading through...

DOE invests $112 million in computational fusion energy research

Related Articles