Energy is released inside nuclear power plants through a controlled process that produces heat, which is then used to generate electricity ...

Nuclear power plants generate electricity using heat from a process called nuclear fission. This happens when atoms of uranium-235 split after being hit by a neutron. The split releases heat and more ...

How does a thorium reactor work: Nuclear energy is one of the cleanest and most reliable energy sources, and one technology attracting attention is the thorium reactor. Seen as a safer and more ...

A next-generation nuclear micro-reactor has completed its journey from Southern California to northern Utah, marking the first physical step in a federal push to prove that small, transportable ...