In 1952, a Canadian nuclear reactor suffered the world’s first meltdown during what was supposed to be a routine test.

Since the 1950s, the Idaho National Lab, known locally as “the site,” has been the testing grounds for nuclear reactors for ...

Nuclear power can serve as a reliable base load capacity, and also has one of the lowest lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions ...

The Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project in Somerset, England, has taken delivery of the reactor pressure vessel for ...

This advances Terrestrial Energy’s work under the Advanced Reactor Pilot Program, targeting IMSR deployment via ...

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

Japan's nuclear watchdog is scrapping the safety screening for two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant.

TerraPower, a Bill Gates-backed nuclear company, announced a deal with Meta to build up to eight small modular reactors in ...

In May, President Trump sat in the Oval Office flanked by executives from America's nuclear power industry. "It's a hot industry. It's a brilliant industry," the president said from behind the ...

Why it matters: A new Department of Energy pilot program is testing a faster, less traditional path for bringing advanced nuclear reactors from concept to operation, reshaping long-standing ...

Forward-looking: As more AI data centers are built and power demands increase, companies are looking toward unconventional means of supplying the required juice. One firm has proposed using the ...

A recent report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) states that the global nuclear industry is expected to commission fifteen nuclear reactors in 2026, adding approximately 12GW of fission-based ...