In perhaps a matter of weeks, Bill Gates-backed TerraPower expects to receive federal permits to build the nuclear components ...

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 ...

US utility NextEra Energy said it could add up to 6 GWe of small modular reactor generating capacity at its existing nuclear power plant sites or potential new sites, primarily to meet demand from ...

Nuclear energy plays a big role in US power generation. But how many nuclear plants are there? We look at the scale of ...

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 ...

Military microreactor projects at Fort Wainwright and Eielson Air Force Base signal that “new nuclear” is moving from theory ...

Nuclear power seems to be having a moment. As the Trump administration methodically throws up roadblocks to slow, if not stop, carbon-free renewable solar and wind power, carbon-free nuclear appears ...

In a decision that seemed almost inevitable, state regulators on Thursday agreed that New York utility customers will pay billions of dollars in subsidies to ensure that four Upstate nuclear reactors ...

There are numerous reasons to oppose nuclear power, and they are the same ones that have existed for decades. Nuclear power ...