The United States runs the largest nuclear power fleet on the planet, but even basic questions about how many plants are actually operating can produce different answers. Some counts focus on plant ...

Nuclear power plants can provide a continuous and reliable supply of energy because they operate at full capacity nearly uninterrupted. This contrasts with variable renewable energy sources, such as ...

From molten salt to TRISO fuel, here’s how technological advancements could upend an old power technology. Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive ...

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 ...

Nuclear power isn't just for naval ships anymore as demonstrated by the Nuclear Propulsion in merchant Shipping (NuProShip II ...

Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory are testing how insider ...

INDIANAPOLIS — On Tuesday, Nov. 4, First American Nuclear (FANCO) announced they were moving to Indiana and planning to build their first energy park using their EAGL-1 small modular reactors (SMRs).

The Saskatchewan government and SaskPower will research the possibility of implementing a large nuclear reactor in the ...

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An Amentum-led consortium has won a $207m contract to support planning and development of new nuclear reactors in the Netherlands.