The U.S. aims to deliver a reactor to the lunar surface and beat a push by China and Russia to do the same. In August, NASA ...

Small-scale nuclear reactors are a promising power source. But implementing them will require overcoming technical and ...

Every time nuclear energy appears promising, a meltdown, political backlash, or cost overrun pushes it back into the shadows. However, with tech giants eyeing carbon-free power for their energy-hungry ...

The UK and US are set to sign an agreement focused on accelerating the development of nuclear power. The agreement aims to ...

The US has built three reactors in the past 30 years, but now Westinghouse will stand up 10 in partnership with Google. But its last project was seven years late and bankrupt the company. President ...

Spacecraft and nuclear reactors rely on ceramics that can withstand temperatures above 2,000 °C. But the traditional process to make these specialty ceramics requires heating the raw materials in a ...

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 ...

Nuclear power on the moon is critical to the United States' space exploration and national security goals, and the U.S. government should "move quickly" to build reactors there before its terrestrial ...