Automatic electricity output dispatch without operator input

Reactivity control

Maximizing economic efficiency

The world’s first nuclear reactor to achieve a sustained chain reaction

A modern fusion test reactor in the U.S.

The first nuclear power plant to supply electricity to Chicago

Westinghouse AP1000

GE Hitachi BWRX-300

NuScale small modular reactor

Reduce construction time via factory fabrication of modules

Complicate assembly by making every unit unique

Increase on-site construction volume

Helium gas cooling under high pressure

Traditional pressurized water cooling with pumps

Heat pipes for passive heat transfer

A magnetic confinement fusion reactor

A sodium-cooled fast reactor

A small modular PWR with conventional water cooling

Generation IV sodium-cooled fast reactors

Small modular boiling water reactors

Large pressurized water reactors

Holtec SMR-160

Westinghouse AP-1000

Westinghouse AP-300

Advanced reactor designs that improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability compared to current fleet

Traditional thermal reactors developed before 1990

Only fusion-based experimental systems

Military applications of nuclear energy for propulsion and weapons

A simplified version of a fusion reactor used for space missions

A compact nuclear reactor designed for modular construction, enhanced safety, and flexible deployment

A portable nuclear device used in military applications

A large nuclear reactor with enhanced steam generation capacity