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Physicists are using mayonnaise to study the properties of molten metal being used to create fusion reactions in the laboratory setting.

This Physicist Is Using Mayonnaise to Study Nuclear Fusion

A 1.5-meter device called a Z-pinch generated nuclear fusion, but not for long enough to be useful. Still, it shows that small-scale fusion is possible.

Scientists Generated Nuclear Fusion With a Tabletop Device

By Dan Robitzski

A Nobel Prize winning scientist says that high-intensity lasers could one day render nuclear waste harmless in just a few minutes.

Nobel Prize Winner: Lasers Could Permanently Destroy Nuclear Waste

By Jon Christian

Rick Perry authorized six separate deals made by U.S. companies that sold nuclear energy tech to Saudi Arabia, then kept the dealings secret.

America Secretly Sold Nuclear Tech to Saudi Arabia

By Dan Robitzski

China is following Russia's lead and constructing nuclear power plants on top of floating barges so it can bring cheap energy to distant islands.

China Is Building up to 20 Floating Nuclear Power Plants

By Dan Robitzski

China just closed the bidding period for contractors looking to build the country's first nuclear-powered icebreaker, set to be the largest in the world.

China Is Building a 33,000 Ton Nuclear Icebreaker

By Dan Robitzski

China will need to build eight new nuclear reactors annually to reach the global average for nuclear energy generation by 2030, according to an official.

China Needs to Build Eight Nuclear Plants Annually to Meet Goals

By Kristin Houser

The Lyons family were the victims of a cruel prank by hackers, who gained access to their smart home and used it to terrorize the family

Hackers Hijacked a Family’s Smart Home, Spammed Nuclear Missile Alerts

By Jon Christian

Bill Gates' nuclear energy company, TerraPower, was building a Traveling-Wave Reactor near Beijing when the Department of Energy stepped in.

China Tariffs Blocked Bill Gates’ Plan for Safe Nuclear Power

By Dan Robitzski

Replacing Nuclear With Renewables Would Save France $44.5 Billion

Replacing Nuclear With Renewables Would Save France $44.5 Billion

By Dan Robitzski

The Wendelstein 7-X nuclear fusion reactor at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics just broke several records for stellarators.

A Nuclear Fusion Reactor Just Set Several World Records

By Kristin Houser

China's "artificial sun" can now heat plasma to 100 million degrees C, the minimum temperature needed to produce a self-sustaining nuclear fusion reaction.

China’s “Artificial Sun” Is Now Hot Enough for Nuclear Fusion

By Kristin Houser

A US warship just succesfully intercepted a dummy nuclear missile with another missile for the second time. But will it actually prevent disaster?

Watch a Missile Smash a Dummy Nuclear Warhead Out of the Sky

By Victor Tangermann

Nuclear Power Used to Seem Like the Future. Now Its Fate in the US Is in Question.

Nuclear Power Used to Seem Like the Future. Now Its Fate in the US Is in Question.

By Jon Christian

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have created the strongest-ever controllable magnetic field, and it could help make nuclear fusion a reality.

This Super Powerful Magnetic Field Puts Us One Step Closer to Nuclear Fusion

By Kristin Houser

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge

By Dan Robitzski

Congress Hasn’t Given up on Nuclear Power

Congress Hasn’t Given up on Nuclear Power

By Claudia Geib

A Helium-Resistant Material Could Usher in the Age of Nuclear Fusion

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“Quark Fusion” Produces Eight Times More Energy Than Nuclear Fusion

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The US Plans to Spend $1.2 Trillion on Nuclear Weapons Over the Next 30 Years

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Russia’s Next-Gen Combat Suit is Getting Tech That’s Resistant to Nuclear Blasts

By Patrick Caughill

A Startup Claims to Have Found a Solution to Stabilize Nuclear Fusion

A Startup Claims to Have Found a Solution to Stabilize Nuclear Fusion

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Nuclear Physicists are Revisiting a Safer Alternative to Uranium

In the Event of Nuclear War, Here’s a List of Absurd Things You Should Never Do

In the Event of Nuclear War, Here’s a List of Absurd Things You Should Never Do

By Patrick Caughill

MIT Researchers Have Discovered a Way to Increase Nuclear Fusion’s Energy Output

MIT Researchers Have Discovered a Way to Increase Nuclear Fusion’s Energy Output

This Is What Nuclear Warfare Will Do To Our Planet

This Is What Nuclear Warfare Will Do To Our Planet

Russia Claims It’s Building a Nuclear Space Bomber Capable of Striking Any Country in the World

Russia Claims It’s Building a Nuclear Space Bomber Capable of Striking Any Country in the World

By Cecille De Jesus

Google’s New Algorithm Wants to Help Researchers Stabilize Nuclear Fusion Reactions

Google’s New Algorithm Wants to Help Researchers Stabilize Nuclear Fusion Reactions

India Will Be the Second Country in the World To Use a Novel Nuclear Technology

India Will Be the Second Country in the World To Use a Novel Nuclear Technology

Use of Nuclear Power Is in Decline; Why?

A Tunnel Collapsed at a Nuclear Waste Site — Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Be Panicking

A Tunnel Collapsed at a Nuclear Waste Site — Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Be Panicking

By Patrick Caughill

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New Report Exposes the Cover-Up of a Secret Nuclear Weapons Test in Kazakhstan

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Scientists Plan to Replace Fossil Fuels With Nuclear Fusion by 2030

By June Javelosa

Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight Amid Climate and Nuclear Concerns

Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight Amid Climate and Nuclear Concerns

There’s No Argument Against Nuclear Power

There’s No Argument Against Nuclear Power

By Todd Jaquith

New Breakthrough Could Be the Key To Nuclear Fusion

New Breakthrough Could Be the Key To Nuclear Fusion

By Chelsea Gohd

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U.S. Senators: We Must Support Safely Operating Nuclear Power Plants

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Limitless Energy: South Korean Reactor Sets a New Record for Stable Nuclear Fusion

The W7-X Is One Step Closer to Creating Nuclear Fusion

The W7-X Is One Step Closer to Creating Nuclear Fusion

By Jess Vilvestre

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Diamond Batteries Made of Nuclear Waste Can Generate Power For Thousands of Years

By Jess Vilvestre

Scientists Made a New Metal, and it Makes Nuclear Reactors Even Stronger

Scientists Made a New Metal, and it Makes Nuclear Reactors Even Stronger

By Kathleen Riley

Russia’s Largest Ever Nuclear Icebreaker Is a Ship Captain’s Dream

Russia’s Largest Ever Nuclear Icebreaker Is a Ship Captain’s Dream

By Charmaine Caparas

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New, Groundbreaking Revelation Brings Us Closer to Nuclear Fusion

By Jelor Gallego

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Going Nuclear: New Experiment Could Be the Key to Nuclear Fusion

By Jelor Gallego

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No, You Shouldn’t Fear Nuclear Power

Avoiding a Holocaust: A Visual Guide to U.S. Nuclear Disarmament

Avoiding a Holocaust: A Visual Guide to U.S. Nuclear Disarmament

By Future of Life

OMEGA Laser Could Produce Nuclear Fusion at 5 Times Current Levels

OMEGA Laser Could Produce Nuclear Fusion at 5 Times Current Levels

By Jelor Gallego

Cracking the “Americium Problem”—Researchers Find a Way to Safely Store Nuclear Waste

Cracking the “Americium Problem”—Researchers Find a Way to Safely Store Nuclear Waste

By Sarah Marquart

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough: MIT Experiments Help Reveal Source of Heat Loss

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough: MIT Experiments Help Reveal Source of Heat Loss

By Jelor Gallego

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough: China Heats Hydrogen Plasma to 50 Million Degrees

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough: China Heats Hydrogen Plasma to 50 Million Degrees

By Jelor Gallego

New Imaging Technique Brings Nuclear Fusion Power a Step Closer to Reality

New Imaging Technique Brings Nuclear Fusion Power a Step Closer to Reality

By Todd Jaquith

China to Build 40 Nuclear Reactors in 5 Years

China to Build 40 Nuclear Reactors in 5 Years

By Joseph Libunao

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Explained: What Is a Stellarator Machine?

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Explained: What Is a Stellarator Machine?

By June Javelosa

Wendelstein 7-X: The World’s Largest Nuclear Fusion Reactor Comes to Life

Wendelstein 7-X: The World’s Largest Nuclear Fusion Reactor Comes to Life

Germany Set to Turn On the World’s Largest Nuclear-Fusion Stellarator

Germany Set to Turn On the World’s Largest Nuclear-Fusion Stellarator

By Miguel Santos

China partners with the US for next-gen nuclear reactor programs

China partners with the US for next-gen nuclear reactor programs

By Joseph Libunao

Bill Gates’s TerraPower working with Chinese National Nuclear Corporation to build nuclear prototype

Bill Gates’s TerraPower working with Chinese National Nuclear Corporation to build nuclear prototype

MIT’s Nuclear Fusion Reactor Could Someday Produce Limitless Energy

MIT’s Nuclear Fusion Reactor Could Someday Produce Limitless Energy

By Hashem AL-ghaili