Type One Energy, which has developed an alternative to the tokamak magnetic confinement systems typically used in nuclear ...

WASHINGTON — NASA and the Department of Energy have agreed to work together on development of nuclear reactors for the moon as industry awaits the release of a final call for proposals. NASA and DOE ...

On the sandy shores of Lake Michigan, set against a backdrop of thick forest, a sharp-angled grey concrete building could be the face of an American nuclear renaissance. The Palisades nuclear plant, ...

TOKYO — Tokyo Electric Power on Wednesday restarted a reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant after inspections were completed, its first such move since the Fukushima disaster in 2011.

The moon is going nuclear. On Tuesday NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy announced a commitment to build a fission reactor on the lunar surface. NASA has been exploring nuclear power for the moon ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The plasma density barrier is a mathematical limit to the density of plasma that can exist in a tokamak before destabilizing. A new study led by a ...

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 ...

The nuclear industry is in the midst of a renaissance. Old plants are being refurbished, and investors are showering startups with cash. In the last several weeks of 2025 alone, nuclear startups ...

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Researchers working on China’s ‘artificial sun’ have reported breaking a long-accepted threshold that has limited the operation of nuclear fusion reactors for decades. China’s Experimental Advanced ...