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

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 ...

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.

If we want to rely on nuclear fusion to power the ... and compact compared with other 'doughnut-shaped' reactors. The Joint European Torus (JET), also located in Oxfordshire, released a total ...

A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, ...

Fossil fuels, including coal, oil, and natural gas, have been dominant sources of energy for the past 150 years, supplanting ...

During the tests, the fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes. That’s 4,220 degree Fahrenheit (2,326°C), roughly equivalent to the heat a nuclear rocket engine would ...

NASA has achieved a critical milestone in space exploration with the successful testing of advanced nuclear thermal ...

Powered by the four General Electric F118-GE-100 engines, the B-2 could fly intercontinental missions without detection, carry up to 40,000 pounds (18,000kg) of munitions, and be adept at delivering ...

The demand for this radioactive metal is growing, as countries such as the U.S. and China expand their use of nuclear reactors to increase ... which make it a good material to use in jet or gas ...