The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed a study of new accident tolerant fuels being developed by three companies for new commercial nuclear power reactors.

Federal regulators have allowed the owners of the dormant plant to bring nuclear fuel back into the facility, a key step towards its reopening.

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Holtec International is attempting something never done before in the American nuclear industry by restarting the closed 800-megawatt Palisades nuclear plant near South Haven.

The Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan is set to become the first reactor in the U.S. to restart after being decommissioned.

The Senate draft of a defense policy bill would reclassify National Nuclear Security Administration employees.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would like to maintain the limits on U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear weapons deployments set in the 2010 New START agreement, which expires in February.

Worries about the safety of nuclear power have stymied its promise of inexpensive energy. Two writers make the case for the benefits of a reactor-powered future.