Worries about the safety of nuclear power have stymied its promise of inexpensive energy. Two writers make the case for the ...

The first breeder reactor, went online almost 75 years ago. But today, only two remain active across the globe. Our question ...

Federal regulators have allowed the owners of the dormant plant to bring nuclear fuel back into the facility, a key step ...

Holtec International is attempting something never done before in the American nuclear industry by restarting the closed ...

Iran announced on June 28, 2025, that it has ended its cooperation with the IAEA. It removed the monitoring devices, ...

Wyoming lawmakers are wrestling with whether to green light potentially numerous nuclear waste sites throughout the state.

Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at over 100 sites in 39 states, in a range of different ...

The rods were produced after Iran failed to come to an agreement with Western nations on purchasing nuclear fuel for the reactor, which is used for nuclear medical treatment. Forwarding the News ...

Fuel cladding is a barrier between the reactor coolant and nuclear fuel pellets and is essential to protecting the fuel while also ensuring the safety of a nuclear power plant.

A typical nuclear reactor is powered by fuel rods filled with uranium. These use fission to split atoms and release energy. Control rods are inserted and retracted to absorb neutrons and regulate ...

A nuclear engineer explains how the International Atomic Energy Agency monitors peaceful nuclear programs, and why it’s ...