New reactors use novel materials and compact designs to make nuclear power safer and cheaper.

At the intersection of mathematics and nature, scientists have found intriguing and often beautiful designs. Pinecone scales ...

Seven years ago, the energy industry looked very different. Utilities such as Entergy were shuttering plants like Palisades on the grounds that cheap natural gas and ...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems plans to tap star-like energy and is teaming up with Nvidia and Siemens to make it happen.

Neuromorphic computers, inspired by the architecture of the human brain, are proving surprisingly adept at solving complex ...

Nuclear weapons haven’t been tested in the United States since 1992. Find out why, and what could happen if the hiatus ends.

Why it matters: A new Department of Energy pilot program is testing a faster, less traditional path for bringing advanced nuclear reactors from concept to operation, reshaping long-standing ...

Iran’s nuclear program didn’t begin in secret or defiance. It began with Western support during the Cold War. Strategic interests shaped decisions that still echo today. This video explains how it all ...

After years in the wilderness, it’s a good time to be a nuclear startup. “For the first half a decade that I was telling people I was doing nuclear, I had to convince them, ‘Hey, here’s why nuclear is ...

WASHINGTON — As part of next steps for the Janus Program, the Department of the Army has selected nine installations for consideration in which to site microreactor power plants, and the Defense ...

Iran has not enriched any uranium in the country since the U.S. struck several of its nuclear sites earlier this year, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said, as Tehran once again batted away the ...

Iran’s deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh has described his country’s nuclear program as still “intact” despite admitting that US and Israeli strikes badly damaged facilities earlier this year.