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.

Surprise! Fusion startup Zap Energy says it will be developing fission reactors alongside its fusion devices.

Standardizing calculations of the helium byproducts generated in advanced fission and fusion energy system materials can increase reactor safety and longevity, according to a study led by University ...

Zap Energy says its ultimate goal is safe, clean energy from fusion. To help get there, it’s starting to build fission reactors. By Raymond Zhong Atomic fusion has long been seen as the ultimate ...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems took another step this week in its race to become the first to get the same power fueling the sun ...

Fusion energy — tapping the power of the stars — is on the cusp of getting new federal rules. Why it matters: Regulators ...

Dual nuclear strategy: Zap Energy will pursue both fusion and fission, developing a 10 MWe sodium-cooled microreactor while advancing its Z-pinch fusion technology. AI-driven demand: The pivot targets ...

This company says its pulsed plasma machine will deliver electricity to the grid by 2029. Some physicists warn that its ...

Fifty-two years ago, India detonated a nuclear device in Rajasthan's Thar desert, codenamed 'Smiling Buddha'. This event, coinciding with Buddha Purnima, marked India's entry into the nuclear club.

Belgium's ambitious MYRRHA research reactor project is on hold. See how this particle-accelerator-driven system could ...