The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its first construction permit for a commercial nuclear reactor in eight ...

TerraPower, a Bill Gates–backed nuclear power start-up, received the federal green light to start building a power plant in ...

TerraPower’s project in Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in nearly a decade.

Deep Fission, which aims to place small modular reactors in boreholes a mile underground, has signed an agreement to purchase ...

Deep Fission, the California-based startup aiming to revolutionize nuclear energy by burying reactors a ...

The $4 billion plant is due to be constructed by 2030 and may represent a new era for the US's nuclear industry.

A “nuclear engine” has many advantages, notably providing a vehicle with an almost unlimited supply of onboard power, with no need for regular refuelling. That’s particularly attractive for large ...

What if the next nuclear plant didn’t rise above the horizon at all? A US start-up called Deep Fission is betting that the safest—and potentially cheapest—place for a reactor could be more than ...

We got neutrons, yeah!” The shout came after years of after-school effort inside a Dallas home, where a seventh grader had ...

Nuclear power plants have a bad rap due to the tragic Chernobyl incident and the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California, ...