Jeff Bezos and the audacious bid to put nuclear reactors on the Moon

At the height of the Cold War, US Air Force officials proposed a terrifying plan to help America demonstrate its superiority ...

IAEA: Backup systems help to ensure nuclear reactors’ safety

While Russia and Ukraine continue targeting each other's energy infrastructure amid their war, backup systems are critical ...

World's Largest Nuclear Plant Shuts Down Reactor Just One Day After Reopening

The reactor had been offline for over a decade, and the company wanted to fire it back up, but the reactor had different ...

Japan's TEPCO restarts nuclear reactor for the first time since Fukushima

The company involved in the 2011 disaster restarted one of seven reactors at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world’s biggest nuclear ...
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US firm to produce high-purity nuclear materials for next-gen fusion, fission reactors

US-based EnergyX has officially launched NUKE-it, a nuclear materials technology platform designed to tackle ...

‘Leading nuclear project in the U.S.’: TerraPower closes in on key permits for first next-gen reactor

In perhaps a matter of weeks, Bill Gates-backed TerraPower expects to receive federal permits to build the nuclear components ...
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Stellaria seeks green light for world’s 1st fast-neutron nuclear reactor

French startup Stellaria is asking regulators for permission to build an experimental fast-neutron molten salt reactor that ...

New-wave reactors are the face of an American nuclear renaissance. Some experts are sounding alarms

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 ...

Fukushima nuclear plant operator restarts reactor at another plant, reviving safety concerns

The utility that operates the Fukushima plant that melted down in 2011 restarted a reactor at the world’s largest nuclear ...

Cameco Taps Westinghouse Deal For US$80b Nuclear Reactor Pipeline

Cameco's Westinghouse joint venture has entered a new agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce. The agreement is expected to support at least US$80b of new nuclear reactor construction by 2030.

Nuclear reactor owned by Fukushima plant operator TEPCO to shut down again hours after restart

The world's largest nuclear power plant is shutting down a reactor due to a glitch. The No. 6 reactor at Japan's ...

Nuclear reactors: the good, the ugly and the expensive

SaskPower and the Saskatchewan government are committed to researching ways to create a large nuclear reactor in the province. This is alongside the small modular project proposed for Estevan.