Fusion startup Zap Energy is adding nuclear fission to its quest for nuclear power, naming Zabrina Johal as CEO to lead the new dual-purpose effort.
Outdone only by nuclear fusion, the process of nuclear fission releases enormous amounts of energy. The ‘spicy rocks’ that are at the core of both natural and artificial fission reactors are generally ...
Deep Fission has started drilling for its first-of-a-kind "gravity reactor" project in Kansas, which places a 15-megawatt reactor 6,000 feet underground to cut operational costs by up to 80%. The ...
Surprise! Fusion startup Zap Energy says it will be developing fission reactors alongside its fusion devices.
In 1972, during routine uranium testing in France on ore from Oklo, Gabon by French scientists, a curious phenomenon was discovered. Apparently, scientists discovered that the uranium ore contained ...
Zap Energy announced plans Wednesday to become the first company to simultaneously pursue two tracks for nuclear power: fusion, an unproven but promising technology that smashes light atoms together ...