THETA is approximately one-sixth the size of an actual reactor but possesses all the main components found in a typical SFR. It can validate a scaled-down analysis in nuclear reactor design software.

THETA is approximately one-sixth the size of an actual reactor but possesses all the main componentry found in a typical SFR. It can validate a scaled-down analysis in nuclear reactor design software.

The laboratory is leading the charge in developing the next generation of nuclear reactors, known as Gen-IV reactors. These reactors promise to be safer, more efficient and produce less waste than ...