One of the factors driving the rising appetite for nuclear power is the stunning growth of AI, which relies on data centers ...

Argonne National Laboratory is developing Gen-IV nuclear reactors, including sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs).

All U.S. nuclear reactors, which currently provide more than half of the nation's carbon-free power, are first- or ...

France is "far from ready" to build six nuclear reactors, the state's top audit body said on Tuesday, underlining the challenges the country faces in rejuvenating its ageing fleet of nuclear power ...

But while nuclear disasters have been a rare occurrence in history, the catastrophic meltdown of reactor 4 at Chernobyl in April 1986 is a potent reminder that they are never entirely risk-free.

More than 400 nuclear reactors are used in over 30 countries worldwide. In the U.S., the first reactor went online in 1969 in New York State. Although the U.S. has more nuclear reactors than any ...

Lou BENOIST/AFP/AFP France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays and ...

France continues to bet on nuclear as a way of providing relatively cheap and carbon-free electricity. The government has committed to building six new-generation EPR2 reactors at a cost of tens ...

The Flamanville 3 EPR nuclear reactor, France's most powerful to date, finally began providing electricity to French homes on Saturday after a plethora of technical setbacks led to a 12-year delay ...

France connected the Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor to its grid on Saturday morning, state-run operator EDF said, in the first addition to the country's nuclear power network in 25 years.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is embarking on yet another radical policy shift without ... accelerating the process of restarting idled nuclear reactors, extending the life span of aging reactors ...