Kazakhstan has taken the first step towards building its first modern nuclear power plant, launching engineering surveys in the village of Ulken in Almaty region. Earlier in August, Kazakhstan’s ...

This screengrab from a TerraPower video illustrates the company's nuclear power plant design. A company cofounded by Bill Gates will explore building a reactor in Kansas. It would generate power ...

TerraPower, a nuclear energy company co-founded by Bill Gates, is exploring Kansas as a potential site for a new advanced nuclear reactor. The company, utility provider Evergy and Kansas state ...

The biggest risk is not taking any risk,” as Mark Zuckerberg famously put it. Judging from Meta Platforms, Inc, parent company of Facebook, announcement that it’s investing in new nuclear ...

America’s aging nuclear fleet faces retirement, but new technologies like small modular reactors (SMRs) and 3D printing offer a path to cheaper, faster builds. Plant Vogtle’s $35 billion delays ...

The wall I’d like to be a fly on is at the New York Power Authority (NYPA). The largest state-owned public power organization in the United States has been ordered by Gov. Hochul to develop new ...

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

The U.S. Department of Energy has made a surprising announcement: It's bringing nuclear energy into the modern era. Interesting Engineering reported that the DOE will conditionally provide high-assay ...

The government pledged 2.5 billion pounds for initial site work, but the decision to build a small, modular design may disappoint others, including the U.S. nuclear industry. By Stanley Reed Stanley ...

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec Amazon, Google, and others big tech companies are helping to fuel a nuclear power comeback ...