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 ...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a new initiative to increase the ...
Nations are racing to deploy advanced reactors for cleaner, more secure nuclear energy, which provides about nine percent of the world’s commercial electricity. There are currently 440 operating ...
Tensions between Iran and the United States escalated in recent weeks as both countries traded barbs amid attempts at diplomacy — all centered around enrichment of uranium. Early Saturday morning, ...
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 ...