Nuclear technology

Nuclear reactors in operation today fulfill one of two essential purposes: power generation or research. And startup rods play a vital role in managing the energy output of those reactors.

The first public results from a Google-funded project reveal renewed interest in the long-sought but controversial nuclear energy source.

In Japan, a majority of the country now believes it's time to turn the nuclear power back on as concerns over high power prices outweigh fears of a repeat of the Fukushima meltdown. While in Indiana a new bill, supported by the Biden Administration, will let utilities in the state develop new nuclear power plants for the nation's energy grid. Meanwhile, energy production from Europe's first new operating nuclear power plant in fifteen years began earlier this month in Finland. And in the…

An explosion at an earthquake-hit nuclear plant in Japan has sparked fears of a radiation leak and nuclear meltdown. A meltdown occurs when failure of

What is private capital doing to move fusion energy from a promising idea to a commercial reality?

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Nuclear energy is considered as one of the environment friendly energy producing options. More than 13% of the world’s energy is produced by nuclear

With or without the U.S., nuclear power will grow worldwide. Many hundreds of new reactors will be built.

Subatomic particles are a gateway into a world of mystery and uncertainty. In this fuzzy land, our usual assumptions about matter and energy are turned upside down.