On Wednesday, April 1, the University of New Mexico hosted a Crafternoon where students built their very own nuclear reactors. The event provided tools and materials for participants to build a fusion ...

For decades, fusion energy has been defined by massive, complex machines built on the idea that bigger is better. Now, a new ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) gave TerraPower the go-ahead this week to build a new nuclear reactor in the shadow of an aging coal power plant in Wyoming. TerraPower’s permit is the first to ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will make its first significant revisions since 1956 to reactor licensing standards to accelerate launching new advanced rectors.

On the sandy shores of Lake Michigan, set against a backdrop of thick forest, a sharp-angled grey concrete building could be the face of an American nuclear renaissance. The Palisades nuclear plant, ...

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at the Texas Nuclear Summit in Austin on Oct. 17, 2025. Less than three years after Gov. Greg Abbott announced the creation of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group, ...

Liquid-fueled molten-salt reactors, another new type, could increase waste volume too. In these designs, fuel and coolant are ...

The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, the new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power.

Carolyn Krause is exploring what’s happening in Oak Ridge. She has read that new companies are investing in building facilities on Oak Ridge land partly for creating tomorrow’s nuclear reactors and ...