The story of the birth and growth of nuclear science is rebalanced in Destroyer of Worlds, which gives due prominence to the ...

The concept of nuclear fission — the splitting of atomic nuclei to release enormous amounts of energy — was experimentally confirmed in 1938 by Otto Hahn ... Breeder Reactor I in Idaho ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Underground on Purdue University’s campus is the only nuclear reactor in Indiana. Although used just for research purposes — the total energy the reactor generates powers about ...

The White House is considering various measures to increase U.S. nuclear capacity to 400 GW by 2050, including overhauling NRC licensing and authorizing reactor deployments on military and DOE ...

California startup Valar Atomics and the state of Utah are partnering to have a new nuclear test reactor operating in the state in one year, company founder Isaiah Taylor and Gov. Spencer Cox ...

The Trump administration wants to streamline the nuclear reactor permitting process in order to provide clean power for industrial and military purposes. Advocates fear the orders weaken ...

ITER, under construction in southern France, aims to become the world’s largest experimental nuclear fusion reactor. China’s involvement in ITER includes contributing approximately 9 percent ...

Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy and Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with the goal of "re-establishing the United States as the global leader in ...

For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a small nuclear reactor. The nation’s largest public power company, the Tennessee Valley ...

Taiwan will hold a national referendum on restarting a nuclear reactor that it shut down just last week, potentially opening up a pathway to reverse the government’s anti-nuclear policy. The Aug ...

For the first time in many years, America has a path forward for quickly and safely testing advanced nuclear reactor designs, constructing new nuclear reactors at scale, and building a strong ...