If we figure out how to harness this effectively and efficiently, this is it. This is the end. This is the solution,” an ...

The discovery of nuclear fission is one of the most profound scientific breakthroughs of the 20th century, reshaping physics, unlocking the power of the atomic nucleus, and setting the stage for both ...

India has taken a historic step in reshaping its nuclear energy sector. Parliament has approved a landmark legislation that opens the country’s tightly controlled atomic power industry to private and ...

Few manmade threats inspire as much fear as the potential of a nuclear meltdown. The fact that "Chernobyl," once an obscure Ukrainian town, is now globally recognized as a synonym for catastrophe ...

A new 350-page study finds nuclear energy is feasible in Oklahoma, but it would come with challenges like public perception and high costs.

This April, in a speech given at the Shanghai branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the physicist Xu Hongjie announced a breakthrough. For over a decade, his team had been working on an ...

The United States has taken a step toward a 21st-century renaissance in civilian nuclear power as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for TerraPower's Natrium Gen IV reactor ...

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