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Scientists say they've developed a way to salvage nuclear waste from fission reactors — and turn it into a potent fuel for fusion reactors.

Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out a Way to Turn Nuclear Waste Into a Powerful Fuel

By Victor Tangermann

Over the weekend, a huge swarm of jellyfish forced the Gravelines Nuclear Power Station in France to take four of its six reactors offline.

Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down by Furious Jellyfish

Marathon Fusion says that fusion energy reactors could also be used to turn mercury isotopes into gold.

Fusion Startup Says It’s Figured Out How to Turn Mercury Into Gold

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed the successful refueling of an operational Thorium-powered nuclear reactor.

China Fires Up World’s First Thorium-Powered Nuclear Reactor

A British startup called Pulsar Fusion has come up with a wild new concept for a nuclear fusion-powered space rocket.

Startup Says Its Nuclear Fusion Rocket Could Cut Time to Mars in Half

By Victor Tangermann

After an ill-conceived round of federal layoffs, the government is scrambling to hire back hundreds of nuclear weapons experts.

Government Fires Specialists Without Realizing They Were in Charge of Nuclear Bombs, Then Panics and Tries to Rehire Them

As Donald Trump has demanded the mass firing of hundreds of workers at an agency that manages our nuclear stockpile.

Trump Enacts Mass Firings at Group That Maintains Nuclear Bombs

By Noor Al-Sibai

If Donald Trump makes good on his campaign promise to impose tariffs on Canadian energy imports, it will devastate the nuclear energy market.

Trump’s Tariffs Poised to Wreck Nuclear Power

By Noor Al-Sibai

Jimmy Carter Once Lowered Himself Into a Nuclear Reactor After a Partial Meltdown

Jimmy Carter Once Lowered Himself Into a Nuclear Reactor After a Partial Meltdown

By Noor Al-Sibai

As more and more rich people rush to buy and build bomb shelters, experts suggest they're a bandaid on top of a nuclear blast.

There’s a Major Problem With the Nuclear War Bunkers The Rich Are Buying

By Noor Al-Sibai

The man in charge of the United States stockpile of nuclear missiles, says the Pentagon is doubling down on artificial intelligence.

General in Charge of Nuclear Weapons Says Heck, Let’s Add Some AI

By Victor Tangermann

Google is going all-in on nuclear to power its AI efforts, which have resulted in the tech giant missing important climate targets.

Yet Another Tech Giant Throws Its Weight Behind Nuclear As AI’s Monstrous Power Demands Spike

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Former president Donald Trump made a mind-meltingly dumb assertion that we should be more worried about "nuclear warming."

Confused Trump Issues Garbled Warning About “Nuclear Warming”

By Victor Tangermann

China experienced a major military setback earlier this year when its secret nuclear submarine sank right after being launched.

China Embarrassed When Brand-New Secret Nuclear Submarine Instantly Sinks

By Noor Al-Sibai

Nuclear researchers and energy startups are now melting down weapons-grade uranium from unexploded warheads to power next-generation SMRs.

America Now Disassembling Old Nuclear Warheads to Power Nuclear Reactors

By Victor Tangermann

After shutting it down in 2022, Michigan is making an abrupt u-turn and is now planning to reopen an old 1970s nuclear power.

Michigan Plotting to Re-Open Shuttered 1970s Nuclear Plant

By Sharon Adarlo