Traditional nuclear plants are powered by uranium rods that super heat water to a high enough pressure to activate turbines, ...

Abstract: I believe nuclear energy is poised for a vital resurgence. Amid rising global temperatures, surging data center demand, and bipartisan support for innovation, now is the time to double down ...

Nuclear energy is often regarded as the cleanest power source on Earth. Unlike coal or gas, nuclear power plants don't release smoke and other contaminants into the air. They produce massive amounts ...

Uranium enrichment is a critical process that increases the concentration of Uranium-235, essential for both nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons. Various methods exist for enriching uranium, ...

Advanced energy technology firm AMPERA has finished production on its initial full-scale, 3D-printed nuclear ...

One of the most critical metrics for evaluating energy sources is the Levelized Cost of Electricity — which is a measure of the total cost of building and operating a power plant over its lifetime and ...

Innovative small modular reactors, floating nuclear plants, and microreactors offer potential routes to decarbonization that many countries are embracing. However, these emerging technologies elevate ...

Power plant restarts like Three Mile Island represent only a fraction of the nuclear energy the U.S. needs in the coming decades, a senior DOE official said. Building new reactors at shuttered coal ...

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec Amazon, Google, and others big tech companies are helping to fuel a nuclear power comeback ...

Schuyler County in New York is home to a bucolic state park, an automobile race track and one day—if Judy McKinney Cherry has her way—a nuclear power plant. In summer 2025, Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered ...

Few scientific fields display more breadth and depth than nuclear materials—a topic that deals with almost everything that touches on nuclear reactions. Scientists coming from many diverse disciplines ...