Two billion years before we made history and split the atom, the Earth had already accomplished it and was running its own ...

Fireplaces are cozy until it’s time to shovel out the ashes. Nuclear power has the same problem: abundant, reliable energy ...

Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.

Outdone only by nuclear fusion, the process of nuclear fission releases enormous amounts of energy. The ‘spicy rocks’ that are at the core of both natural and artificial fission reactors are generally ...

Late last week, Israel targeted three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, killing several Iranian nuclear scientists. The facilities are heavily fortified and largely ...

Plans for new uranium enrichment operations near Paducah received a $900 million boost from the Department of Energy in ...

General Matter, American Centrifuge Operating and Orano Federal Services have each been awarded USD900 million of funding by ...

Urenco USA logs the first U.S. 8.5% LEU+ run in Eunice, NM, eyes 15% capacity boost by 2027; commercial output for utilities set for 2026.