Small nuclear reactors are pitched as cheaper, safer, faster and easier to finance than their conventional counterparts. Hype around them is building fast, but some experts warn it ignores fundamental

As Japan takes the final steps toward restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s largest nuclear facility, familiar debates are resurfacing: reactor safety, seismic risk, and public trust. These problems certainly matter ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company has suspended the operations of the No.6 reactor at its nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture after a control-rod alarm went off.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on October 1 accused Russia of intentionally creating a risk of nuclear incidents after a drone attack cut off power to the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power station for three hours. More than 20 drones took ...

The existing U.S. nuclear power fleet could deliver nine reactors' worth of added capacity. EPRI experts explain how—and what comes next.

The nuclear power workforce in the United States could more than triple by 2050 if the industry reaches its expansion goals, and a new Chattanooga nonprofit wants to attract and begin training those workers. Randy Steele founded BWRX Studio in November to ...