The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved its first construction permit for a commercial nuclear reactor ...

Patent filings cover advanced coolant flow distribution and variable-speed pump systems for small modular reactors and ...

According to industry estimates, around 300,000 people will be needed to meet nuclear workforce needs by 2050, said Kim ...

A materials expert told Friends of ORNL that advanced nuclear reactors need 21st-century materials to withstand extreme conditions and ensure success.

The NRC on March 4 authorized a construction permit for TerraPower's Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1—the first commercial ...

Holtec’s attempt to restart the shuttered Palisades nuclear plant faces delays, safety questions and missing documentation.

The Energy Department made the rules public a month after NPR reported about their existence. The rules slash requirements ...

"(It) is especially relevant to this region given the strong nuclear presence and planned future expansion." ...

Georgia Power Co. announced that a new reactor has entered commercial operations. This is the first new American reactor that was built from scratch in decades. When construction began in 2009, the ...

The U.N. atomic agency says North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor used to produce weapons fuels. The annual report by the International Atomic Energy Agency ...

Idaho National Laboratory researchers have built the first microreactor control system in decades, replacing the traditional ...

Unit 1 of the Takahama nuclear power plant in Japan's Fukui Prefecture has been restarted after being taken offline more than 12 years ago. Kansai Electric Power Company plans to return the 780 MWe ...