The US has the most nuclear power plants in the world. However, despite this, it remains a divisive subject that people seem to either embrace or shun in equal measure. We won't go into this argument ...

A new nuclear reactor design skips fuel entirely—eliminating meltdown risk while testing a safer future for nuclear power. Here’s how it works. Nuclear energy has high risk and high rewards. Though it ...

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Nuclear reactors can be an enormous hazard. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster is so famous that it almost goes without saying, and Japan was so shaken ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unit 2 control room at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station during a tour. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) ALBANY - Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Underground on Purdue University’s campus is the only nuclear reactor of its kind in the U.S. Although used just for research purposes — the total energy the reactor generates ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Every energy transition develops a favorite underdog. In the U.S. race to build enough clean, reliable electricity, small modular reactors (SMRs) are ...

As countries deploy new nuclear reactor technologies, introduce new fuel designs and seek to extend the operating life of existing nuclear power plants, a new IAEA coordinated research project aims to ...

Answers to questions over the safety and affordability of nuclear power as the state seeks to build at least five new reactors Unit 2 control room at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station during a tour.