Compact heat exchangers could enable advanced nuclear reactors that are smaller, more efficient and more affordable—but a ...

With PG&E seeking to extend the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant another 20 years, a state legislator and a long-time pro-nuclear scientist are calling for PG&E to conduct key testing. Those ...

Manufacturing defects, blamed for a March 29 pipeline rupture in Mayflower, also accounted for a total of 12 seam failures in the same crude-oil pipeline during a series of pressure tests Exxon Mobil ...

Electric vehicle batteries require countless welds between electrodes, tabs, casings, and cells. Understanding the most common failure modes and strength of each weld ...

Federal inspectors plan to remove pieces of steel in the new Bay Bridge by week’s end to test if welds are safe by pouring acid on the samples in a lab. Inspectors began visually and magnetically ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- The building may be small and unimposing, compared to the much taller buildings that surround it, but Anniston Army Depot's welding lab makes a large impact on the ...

Caltrans has sent a letter to the contractors building the new Bay Bridge saying welding can resume and repairs may be made to three locations where huge metal chunks were gouged from foundations last ...