The convergence of nuclear technology and artificial intelligence is no longer a far-off possibility. A recent announcement ...

Japan's government continues to avoid confronting the difficult reality of nuclear power. But this doesn't mean the myths of inherent safety and absolute necessity of reactors can go on forever.

In a region already bristling with all types of nuclear weapons, bestowing latent nuclear-weapon-state status upon South Korea is needlessly destabilizing.

The United States is ravenous for new sources of power. The White has promised to quadruple nuclear power by 2050. To get ...

Scientists just brought us one step closer to the dream of unlimited power. On November 17 at the Nevada National Security Site, a nuclear energy startup called Valar Atomics achieved zero-power ...

AUSTIN -- For Clay Sell, it is an exciting time. His company, X-energy, is making progress on possibly becoming the first to energize a small modular nuclear reactor in the U.S. The four planned ...

Nuclear power is rising to meet the demand for American energy. But building new reactors or even renewing licenses of ...

Imagine this: Little black pellets made of uranium dioxide are stacked on top of each other in a silver, cylindrical rod. A rogue neutron hits a U-235 nucleus inside a pellet, causing the nucleus to ...

Atomic energy is back, thanks to the ravenous demands of AI, favoritism from Trump, and the zeal of young entrepreneurs raising billions to build mini-reactors. The upside is unlimited. At Aalo ...

During Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Washington, the United States and Saudi Arabia announced a “Joint Declaration on the Completion of Negotiations” on civil nuclear cooperation, laying ...

It was in the 1960s that the United States tried something new. It was called Project Pluto and its goal was to develop a nuclear-powered missile. However, the project was left uncompleted due to ...