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Nuclear power grew in popularity during the 1960s and 1970s — until 4 AM on March 28, 1979, when one of the reactors at Three Mile Island suffered a partial meltdown. It was the

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a new initiative to increase the

A Rhode Island start-up is working to recycle spent nuclear fuel into long-lasting power systems for the military

Reviewing a possible restart of nuclear power plants is compatible with Taiwan’s continued push for renewable energy, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday in defending his administration’s reversal on nuclear power use.

Proposed nuclear regulatory changes could reshape America’s energy future, sparking debate over safety, innovation, and the role of nuclear power.

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 sites, others on individual reactors, and still others on ...

The first data center to run entirely on self-generated nuclear power will shatter a long-held assumption that computing infrastructure must wait for the

It's becoming clear that alternatives like wind and solar won't be able to meet the growing demand for electricity soon enough or well enough.

Three nuclear stacks emitting steam are lit with red light against the darkening sky of an oncoming night. - Michael Nosek/Getty Images The process of refueling a nuclear plant, known as an outage, is a critical, time-intensive process. Despite its ominous ...