Running a nuclear power plant isn’t an easy task, even with the level of automation available to a 1980s Soviet RBMK reactor.

The US Department of Energy has announced its initial selection of 11 advanced reactor projects for the Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program, which aims to see at least three of them achieve criticality in ...

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

Kairos Power is the first nuclear startup to begin construction on a modular reactor, but its design relies on a rare fuel source. Second in an occasional series on companies leading the way on small ...

The Pentagon and the Energy Department have airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is the potential for the U.S. to quickly deploy nuclear power for ...

Bill Gates’s next-generation nuclear company is one step closer to building its futuristic reactor. The U.S. nuclear regulator announced on Monday it had completed a safety evaluation on a permit ...