Nuclear power plants have a bad rap due to the tragic Chernobyl incident and the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California, but they're safer than ever.

The U.S. government has launched the process to develop a regulatory framework to develop fusion machines as emerging nuclear ...

"The longer that we wait for fusion to arrive, the more we need it." World's largest nuclear reactor aims to power Earth with ...

Virginia-based Jefferson Lab is leading a project to transform nuclear waste into usable electricity while also drastically reducing its radioactive life.

The United States has taken a step toward a 21st-century renaissance in civilian nuclear power as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for TerraPower's Natrium Gen IV reactor ...

It gave no time frame for the process but the broader plan to boost nuclear power extends over the coming 15 years. South Africa has started a process that could lead to it adding up to 9,600 ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul says a new nuclear power plant would help the state meet rising electricity demand. Residents are worried ...

THE Department of Energy (DoE) announced the proposed permit approval flowchart for nuclear power developers, which it said streamlined key stages by allowing some approvals to take place in parallel ...

The Swedish government has announced several proposed measures to make it easier to establish new nuclear power in the country. These include a new approval law, more possible locations for nuclear ...