Science history: Chernobyl nuclear power plant melts down, bringing the world to the brink of disaster — April 26, 1986

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor melted down, but the rest of the world wouldn't learn how close it came to ...

Nuclear Fears Hang Heavy Over Ukraine on Chernobyl Anniversary

The nuclear disaster at Chernobyl continues to haunt Ukraine, heightened by attacks hitting the country's nuclear plants.

Blue Energy raises $380M to build grid-scale nuclear reactors in shipyards

By building reactors in shipyards, Blue Energy says it will tame nuclear power's cost problems, giving it access to cheaper ...

Czech power company ČEZ signs deal with Rolls-Royce SMR to prepare for first small nuclear reactor

Czech power company ČEZ has signed a deal with U.K. company Rolls-Royce SMR to prepare for building the first small modular nuclear reactor in the Czech Republic.
Albuquerque Journal

How Kairos Power’s Albuquerque facility is anchoring its bid to remake nuclear power

Inside Kairos Power’s Mesa del Sol plant, where next-gen nuclear parts bound for Tennessee could reshape data center energy ...

China acquired capacity to build 50 nuclear power reactors simultaneously: Official report

China can now build 50 nuclear reactors simultaneously, enhancing its capacity to lead in global nuclear power production.
MIT Technology Review

NASA is building the first nuclear reactor-powered interplanetary spacecraft. How will it work?

Just before Artemis II began its historic slingshot around the moon, Jared Isaacman, the recently confirmed NASA ...

Oklo Is Interesting, but This Nuclear Stock Is a Better Buy

Oklo's liquid-metal cooled SMR technology is impressive, but you can invest in that technology without anywhere near as much ...
San Antonio Current

Experts warn of risks involved in welcoming nuclear reactor at San Antonio Air Force base

The final 85-gallon drums of toxic Hanford waste left an Idaho treatment facility in 2010, bound for permanent disposal in ...