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Micro Modular Reactors (MMR) are compact nuclear reactor systems classified as a subclass of Small Modular Reactors (SMR), typically capable of generating 1–10 megawatts electric (MWe) of energy or an equivalent amount of thermal power. The term “micro” refers not only to their low power capacity but also to their portability, scalability, and compact design features. Unlike conventional large-scale nuclear power plants, MMRs are designed to be deployed close to the point of energy demand. As a

Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant (also known as the IR-360 Reactor or the Karun Nuclear Power Reactor), is a nuclear power plant under construction in Khuzestan Province, on the banks of the Karun River and near the Iraqi border in southwestern Iran. The plant has been announced as Iran’s first nuclear power reactor designed and constructed using its own engineering capacity. The project has been a point of ongoing dispute between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran regarding saf

The U.S.-Saudi Arabia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (officially known as the 123 Agreement) is a bilateral accord regulating cooperation in the field of civil (peaceful) nuclear energy between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The agreement was signed on 22 July 2026 by the U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and the Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, and announced by the U.S. Department of Energy on 23 July 2026. The agreement deriv

When a nuclear power plant shuts down its doors or a medical laboratory finishes using a radioactive device, where do those tiny but powerful materials go? It’s not as simple as “putting them in a corner and forgetting about them.” Because nuclear waste is entirely different from the types of trash we encounter in daily life. Some lose their potency within days, while others remain radioactive for thousands of years. What Exactly Is Nuclear Waste? (More Than Just Fear) Nuclear waste conjures ima