In perhaps a matter of weeks, Bill Gates-backed TerraPower expects to receive federal permits to build the nuclear components ...

Small nuclear reactors are pitched as cheaper, safer, faster and easier to finance than their conventional counterparts. Hype around them is building fast, but some experts warn it ignores fundamental ...

The world's largest nuclear power plant is shutting down a reactor due to a glitch. The No. 6 reactor at Japan's ...

Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.

The government’s decision to finalize the construction of two new nuclear reactors and one SMR aligns with the global trend ...

New reactors use novel materials and compact designs to make nuclear power safer and cheaper. Nuclear power has been a ...

The company involved in the 2011 disaster restarted one of seven reactors at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world’s biggest nuclear ...

The ore was recovered in the early 1970s and completely stumped scientists, until they realized it was evidence of something ...

Epidemiologist questions the wisdom of exposing more New Yorkers to cancer-causing radiation, toxic byproducts of nuclear ...

Building on past use of nuclear systems, NASA and the Department of Energy are developing small nuclear fission reactors for the Moon to provide reliable, long-duration power for future Artemis missio ...

The world’s largest nuclear power plant restarted Wednesday in north-central Japan for the first time since the 2011 ...

NASA commits to nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 after Trump admin pushed for expedited timeline - The reactor would be a ...