Nuclear

Ten of the EU's 27 member states have jointly written to the European Commission calling for nuclear power to be...

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have accomplished something the fusion field has long pursued:...

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected five nuclear companies to enter advanced negotiations for access to surplus American plutonium....

An alternative approach to geothermal energy can unlock limitless, clean power globally. Uninterrupted, carbon-free baseload power is needed to meet...

The International Atomic Energy Agency has scheduled the launch of a new maritime nuclear initiative for its ministerial conference in...

Sweden's nuclear ambitions took two concrete steps forward this week. Studsvik, the Swedish engineering firm, filed its second nuclear application...

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have cleared a significant hurdle in the pursuit of...

The American Nuclear Society's Annual Conference opened this week in Denver, Colorado, under the theme "Net Out and Power Up"...

In June 2026, nuclear project management firm MATRIX published guidance on what it calls the "execution gap" — the persistent...

Kazakhstan announced last week that it has officially partnered with Russia to develop a new nuclear power plant — formalizing...

Greece's mainland grid now exports surplus solar electricity to neighboring countries — a milestone few would have predicted a decade...

On December 13, 2021, workers at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts sealed the last canister of spent nuclear...

On May 20, 2022, the Palisades Power Plant in Covert, Michigan, went offline — not quietly, but after a site...

For more than half a century, every commercial nuclear project in the United States that sought federal construction permits went...

Somewhere in the oil patch, gas that could power a city burns off into the night sky. Across industrial corridors,...

Ontario's electricity system is being pulled in several directions at once. Demand is climbing. Industry is returning. And the province...

While major energy transitions are rarely driven by a single event—especially in nuclear, where progress is often slowed by regulatory...

A nuclear power project was supposed to change the future of energy, but it uncovered history instead. Global energy strategies...

England was ready to secure its energy future with nuclear power. But then an archaeological mystery was uncovered. The UK...

Ontario just gave formal backing to a project that could rewrite the record books for nuclear power — not somewhere...

Energy projects often go unnoticed until something goes wrong. Community change tends to occur slowly, obscured by permitting processes, physical...

Nuclear projects do not fail; they falter when there is no clear process in place to produce the necessary infrastructure....

Meeting growing electricity demand will increasingly be about using the resources you have. As the U.S. energy system continues to...

The pace of Advanced Nuclear Technology development depends as much on the performance of supporting industrial systems—requiring precision, reliability, and...

Petrochemical plants are engineered to operate without surprises. Once an energy system is selected, it is expected to run continuously...

New nuclear reactor plants often face delays and challenges, not because the technology is unfamiliar, but because each project introduces...

Small modular reactors (SMRs) are currently being viewed by many in the EU as a possible solution to meet their...

Advanced nuclear technologies are attracting renewed global attention as countries strive to meet increasing electricity demand, ensure grid reliability, and...

For many years, discussions surrounding new nuclear power in Sweden focused on future opportunities, rather than current actions. Although the...

Advanced reactor concepts often appear to be the simplest part at the outset. Early work focuses on design, before timelines...

Military bases are built to continue operating no matter what happens outside the fence line. Civilian structures may need to...

The way we think about power outages may be changing in the U.S. military with the development of a nuclear...

Modernizing an electric grid is typically an evolutionary process, driven by deliberate, incremental changes in response to shifting consumer demand,...

A lot of times, people feel like nuclear energy is way off into the future and doesn't really impact anything...

Advanced nuclear momentum is often assessed less by PR and much more by where the people who make decisions go...

With growing demand and increasing expectations of reliability, policymakers are using structured approaches to evaluate advanced nuclear technologies. These frameworks...

For many years, nuclear licensing has been viewed as slow and largely self‑contained. It has run parallel to other federal...

Most large‑scale resource projects take shape well before construction or permitting becomes visible, as early technical and strategic decisions quietly...

Europe’s electricity generation can appear deceptively simple from the outside, with power flowing smoothly while the systems that support it...

Public awareness of nuclear technology tends to be deliberate, emerging only after years of behind‑the‑scenes engineering, regulatory engagement, and strategic...

Nuclear microreactors have been talked about for decades as potential answers to specific power needs. Designers have made considerable advancements...

As electricity demand rises and existing power infrastructure struggles to keep pace while remaining reliable, attention is returning to older...

After years of silent anticipation, a nuclear dream was abruptly shut down after a faux pas. History tends to repeat...

Some take the high seas seeking adventure, but this design is setting sail to power the world. Fossil fuels have...

Nuclear energy initiatives continue to reach greater heights ever since companies began heavily integrating innovative technology. Time and time again,...

The United States is keeping up its strong momentum when it comes to the nuclear energy facilities it has. The...

The United Kingdom has most certainly stepped up its efforts to diversify its clean energy portfolio when examining the initiatives...

The U.S. Department of Energy is heavily influential in the initiatives that are approved or disapproved in the nation. Its...

TerraPower has continued to push boundaries in nuclear energy production and play a part in solidifying the United States as...

Some fear the unknown, but this woman embraces it to an extreme extent. The world is filled with unique, mysterious...