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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 Fusion

Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down by Furious Jellyfish

By Joe Wilkins

Elementl Power just announced a signed agreement with Google to erect three project sites for "advanced nuclear energy."
Google

Google is Building Three New Nuclear Plants for Its Extremely Power-Hungry AI

By Joe Wilkins

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

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

By Joe Wilkins

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

America Now Disassembling Old Nuclear Warheads to Power Nuclear Reactors

By Victor Tangermann

German startup Proxima Fusion recently grabbed millions to build a reactor that looks like a twisty French cruller doughnut.
Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Fusion Startup Gets Funding for Twisty-Looking Reactor

By Sharon Adarlo

Germany has once again fired up its coal plants. But Greta Thunberg thinks the country should just use its already in place nuclear power plants instead.
Nuclear Fusion

Greta Thunberg Thinks Germany Shutting Down Its Nuclear Plants Is a Bad Idea

By Frank Landymore

China claims it will build the world's biggest nuclear fusion reactors within the next six years, a highly ambitious timeline.
Energy

China Announces Plan for Hybrid Fission-Fusion Power Facility

By Noor Al-Sibai

A small nuclear reactor has been approved for certification by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Friday, the first in the country.
Nuclear Fusion

First Small Nuclear Reactor Greenlit By US Regulators

By Frank Landymore

A team published a new study in the preprint journal Arxiv and said humanity could become an interplanetary Kardashev Type I Civilization by the year 2371.
Off-World

Humans Approaching Intelligence Level Required for Interplanetary Life, Scientists Say

By Lonnie Lee Hood

One Michigan nuclear power plant detected a "possible fire," but turned its sirens off last year. It follows a history of concerning nuclear events.
Nuclear Fusion

Fire Reported at Crumbling Michigan Nuclear Power Plant

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Snakes equipped with GPS trackers and dosimeters are monitoring radioactivity levels near the Fukushima nuclear disaster site.
Energy

Scientists Monitoring Radioactive Snakes Near Fukushima Meltdown Site

By Dan Robitzski

In order to keep Fukushima's radioactive water from impacting the fishing industry, the nuclear power plant's operators plan to dig an undersea tunnel.
Energy

Japan Is Digging an Undersea Tunnel To Dump Fukushima’s Radioactive Water

By Dan Robitzski

Startup Wants to Build Tiny Nuclear Reactors That Run Off Nuclear Waste
Nuclear Fusion

Startup Wants to Build Tiny Nuclear Reactors That Run Off Nuclear Waste

By Victor Tangermann

Officials just found that buried uranium at Chernobyl is triggering new nuclear reactions, raising the possibility of another dangerous accident.
Energy

Scientists Fear New Disaster at Chernobyl Meltdown Site

By Dan Robitzski

After Japan announced it's going ahead with the plan to dump Fukushima's contaminated water into the ocean, a Chinese official issued a personal challenge.
Environment

Japanese Prime Minister Challenged to Drink Radioactive Water Before Dumping It Into the Ocean

By Dan Robitzski

Japanese officials say it's time to decide what to do about the Fukushima power plant's radioactive water. That likely means dumping it in the ocean.
Energy

Japan Says Sorry, But It Has to Dump This Radioactive Water Into the Ocean

By Dan Robitzski