Nuclear propulsion could be the future of space travel and NASA and General Atomics just brought us one step closer.

General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested the nuclear fuel that may one day propel and power the spacecraft of the future. The trials verify that the fuel can survive ...

A DRACO ground test would need to capture plume exhaust fully to ensure no radioactive materials are released to the ...

The first Rolls-Royce mini nuclear reactor will be built in Europe instead ... It came as Rolls revealed sales of its large aeroplane engines had surged to their highest level in 15 years, helping ...

A £9bn deal for nuclear submarine reactors has been agreed between the Ministry of Defence and Rolls-Royce - the biggest ever ...

Rolls-Royce will manufacture nuclear reactors to power new U.K. submarines under a contract valued approximately at $11.1 ...

One day, it might be a drop-top sports car; the next, it's a satellite, and then they'll find a way to build a nuclear reactor ... the fuel controls for the jet engine is enough to make you ...

the moment when a nuclear fusion reactor will produce more power than is required to drive the fusion process in the first place. At this point the Joint European Torus (JET) reactor holds the ...