Just over a year ago, the Trump Administration issued an executive order meant to accelerate the development of nuclear power in the US. While an entire startup ecosystem has developed around the use ...

Nuclear energy in the West took another step forward as the first privately developed, non-light-water reactor to go critical in the United States in more than 40 years reached a major milestone when ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department says a small nuclear reactor under development at a national lab has reached a crucial milestone that could allow it to produce electricity within a few years.

The owner of the former Oyster Creek nuclear plant is considering building four small modular reactors on the site. These new reactors would double the power output of the original plant and are seen ...

The scientific community has a plan for achieving fusion power. It involves getting a better understanding of how to control fusion in a tokamak-style reactor using the currently under construction ...

TOKYO – Japan’s industry ministry on June 5 proposed replacing two to five ageing nuclear reactors by the 2040s, and a total of 11 to 14 by the 2050s, setting such a numerical target for the first ...

WASHINGTON — Antares Nuclear completed a zero-power criticality test for its Mark-0 demonstrator reactor at Idaho National Laboratory on June 4, 2026. This milestone advances the deployment of ...

Sources say the Japanese government will seek to rebuild two to five aging nuclear reactors by the 2040s to help ensure a stable supply of energy. The sources say this is part of the government's aim ...

A Polish soldier prepares to launch a counter-UAS system during a showcase in Nowa Deba Training Area, Poland, on Nov. 18, 2025. (Luis Garcia/U.S. Army) The U.S. Department of State approved a ...

Engineers are preparing for the next generation of nuclear power reactors, aimed at improving energy security and mitigating climate change. Many advanced reactor designs, including small modular ...

Antares Nuclear Inc.’s Mark-0—a sodium heat-pipe-cooled microreactor fueled by high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) fuel compacts—has achieved zero-power ...