Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have achieved a historic breakthrough in nuclear energy by launching ...

The U.S.’s last big nuclear-power project came in more than $16 billion over budget and seven years behind schedule. Now, the U.S. government wants to give the AP1000 another shot. President Trump is ...

Small modular reactors (SMRs) promise to de-risk the cost overruns and delays through factory production methods. Google has partnered with Kairos Power, Amazon has invested in X-energy and Microsoft ...

Two companies, TerraPower and Deep Fission, have proposed building advanced nuclear reactors in Kansas. TerraPower, co-founded by Bill Gates, is exploring a utility-scale plant with energy storage ...

AND LOWER ENROLLMENT. PITTSBURGH BASED WESTINGHOUSE ANNOUNCING EARLIER TODAY THEY’VE ENTERED INTO A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WORTH MORE THAN $80 BILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION ...

On Tuesday, Westinghouse announced that it had reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would purportedly see $80 billion of new nuclear reactors built in the US. And the government ...

The Trump administration will take a stake in at least $80 billion of new nuclear reactors that it sees as key to continuing to develop AI technologies through a deal it inked with the parent ...

Next time you think you’re having a bad day at work, spare a thought for the contractor who had to be hauled out of a nuclear reactor pool on Tuesday. The accident happened early in the morning at the ...

With concrete already being poured, this startup’s molten salt–cooled reactors could be the first to deliver cheaper, safer nuclear power. Like many new nuclear startups, Kairos promises a path to ...

Modular reactors need modular ecosystems and scaling them requires that the supporting infrastructure—civil works, environmental and regulatory permitting, water access, balance of plant and utility ...

Much of the world had been turning away from traditional nuclear power in recent decades. Aging plants, high construction costs, security risks and radioactive-waste challenges caused policymakers and ...