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Small gelatinous marine organisms called sea salps are wreaking havoc on two nuclear reactors in South Korea, forcing them offline, Bloomberg reports.
Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Reactors Shut Down by “Jellyfish-Like Organisms”

By Victor Tangermann

A truck carrying barrels of uranium heafluoride, a radioactive ingredient used to make nuclear power plant fuel, crashed on Wednesday morning.
Science & Energy

Truck Carrying Uranium Crashes in North Carolina, Prompting HAZMAT Response

By Dan Robitzski

Citizens were outraged after the mayor of the Japanese town Suttsu volunteered to be considered as a nucelar waste storage site.
Nuclear Fusion

Japanese Mayor’s House Firebombed to Protest Nuclear Power

By Dan Robitzski

Another earthquake hit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Saturday, further complicating the effort to manage and decommission it.
Energy

Another Earthquake Nails the Crumbling Fukushima Power Plant

By Dan Robitzski

On Wednesday, Trump signed SPD-6 which calls for off-world nuclear reactors and nuclear propulsion systems for spacecraft.
Off-World

Trump Signs Directive Calling for Nuclear Reactors in Space

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is now accepting contractor proposals for its plan to power lunar and Martian outposts with small nuclear fission reactors.
Moon

NASA Is Looking for Someone to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

Japanese officials granted final approval to bring one of the nuclear reactors damaged by a 2011 tsunami and earthquake back online.
Nuclear Fusion

Japan Is Bringing One of Its Tsunami-Damaged Nuclear Reactors Back Online

By Dan Robitzski

The Japanese government announced that it plans to dump radioactive water stored at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.
Energy

Japan Plans to Dump Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Into the Sea

By Dan Robitzski

According to new research, investing in nuclear power doesn't tend to lead to a drop in greenhouse gas emissions like using renewables does.
Energy

Scientists: Nuclear Energy is a Waste of Time

By Dan Robitzski

Research reveals that the west coast of India and Pakistan — where both countries operate nuclear power plants — are particularly vulnerable to tsunamis.
Nuclear Fusion

Scientists Warn That Indian, Pakistani Nuclear Plants Could Get Wrecked by Tsunamis

By Dan Robitzski

In the towns surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, people are returning to their long-abandoned homes to find them overrun by monkeys.
Nuclear Fusion

Japan Battles Wild Monkeys at Site of Nuclear Meltdown

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. just approved designs for the first small modular reactors, scaled down fission reactors that could help transition away from fossil fuels.
Nuclear Fusion

US Approves First Small-Scale Nuclear Reactors

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers are hoping that tiny graphite-coated balls of uranium could revolutionize and bring back nuclear energy production to the United States.
Nuclear Fusion

“Radioactive Gobstoppers” Could Stop the Next Nuclear Reactor Meltdown

By Victor Tangermann

Radiation sensors recently identified a harmless-but-significant leak, likely from a nuclear power plant, in east Europe.
Energy

Researchers: Findings Suggest Something Is Leaking Radiation in Europe

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is working on simplified, scaled-down nuclear reactors that it hopes will power future settlements on the Moon and Mars.
Moon

Scientists Want to Build Nuclear Reactors to Power Moon Colony

By Dan Robitzski

A team of engineers and physicists is 3D printing a nuclear reactor, which they say will help speed up the pace at which the slow-paced industry innovates.
3D Printing

Engineers Are 3D-Printing a Nuclear Reactor

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers wants to make use of nuclear waste by converting it into extremely long-lasting diamond batteries that could power medical devices.
Nuclear Fusion

New Technique Turns Nuclear Waste Into “Diamond Batteries”

By Dan Robitzski

The local government overseeing Fukushima has vowed to supply the region with 100% renewable energy by 2040, The Guardian reports.
Renewable Energy

Fukushima Plans to Power Region With 100% Renewable Energy

By Victor Tangermann

Russia's floating nuclear power plant, Akademik Lomonosov, is now operational and generating power for the town of Pevek.
Nuclear Fusion

Russia’s Floating Nuclear Power Plant Began Generating Electricity

By Dan Robitzski

In three years, the Fukushima nuclear power plant will run out of space to store contaminated water, pushing officials to quicjly assemble a new plan.
Energy

In Three Years, Fukushima Could Overflow With Radioactive Water

By Dan Robitzski

Russia's massive floating nuclear power plant is destined to make its way across the Arctic Ocean to supply electricity to a remote eastern region.
Nuclear Fusion

Russia Is Floating a Nuclear Power Plant Across the Arctic

By Victor Tangermann

Scientsts brewed a single bottle of vodka using grains they planted in Chernobyl's radioactive Exclusion Zone. It's as safe to drink as any other brand.
Science & Energy

Scientists Brewed Vodka With Grain From Chernobyl

By Dan Robitzski

The massive radiation leak that plumed over Eastern Europe in 2017 was just definitively traced back to a Russian nuclear facility.
Energy

Did Russia Cover Up a Radiation Leak 100x Worse Than Fukushima?

By Dan Robitzski

Last week, a Russian nuclear sub caught fire, killing 14. Now, a Russian Navy official says that the deceased crew averted a "planetary catastrophe."
Nuclear Fusion

Russia: Dead Nuclear Sub Somehow Avoided “Planetary Catastrophe”

By Dan Robitzski

A semi-autonomous robot can go in and dismantle decommissioned nuclear reactors, handling some of the tricker tasks on its own.
Robotics

New Robots Can Safely Decommission Nuclear Reactors

By Dan Robitzski

Congress allocated $125 million to NASA, directing it to develop nuclear propulsion technology that would improve flight speed on missions to deep space.
NASA

NASA Just Got $125 Million to Develop Nuclear Rockets

By Dan Robitzski

Almost every active nuclear reactor in the U.S. is unprepared for flooding and storm surge caused by climate change; industry groups chose not to act.
Climate Change

Climate Change Could Cause Fukushima-Style Meltdowns in the US

By Dan Robitzski

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

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.
Nuclear Fusion

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.
Nuclear Fusion

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.
Nuclear Fusion

China Needs to Build Eight Nuclear Plants Annually to Meet Goals

By Kristin Houser

The Army proposed shipping small nuclear reactors around the world to power military outposts. Experts suggest that may not be the wisest strategy.
Military

Experts Are Horrified by the Military’s Portable Nuclear Reactor

By Dan Robitzski

A robot just physically examined the radioactive fuel at the damaged Fukushima Nuclear Reactor. It's the first step toward an ongoing cleanup mission.
Robotics

Japan Sends Robot Into the Nuclear Hell of the Fukushima Reactor

By Dan Robitzski

We simply can't decrease fossil fuel usage quickly enough to avoid climate catastrophe without leaning heavily on nuclear energy, according to two experts.
Energy

Experts: The Only Way to Save the Planet Is Nuclear Energy

By Kristin Houser

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

China Tariffs Blocked Bill Gates’ Plan for Safe Nuclear Power

By Dan Robitzski

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Energy

Bill Gates: U.S. Leaders Must Embrace Nuclear Energy

By Kristin Houser

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

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

By Jon Christian

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Off-World

Compact Nuclear Fission Reactors Could One Day Power Our Martian Colonies

By Kyree Leary

Renewable energy could be produced with nuclear fusion.
Renewable Energy

ITER Nuclear Reactor May Be The “Holy Grail” of Limitless Renewable Energy

By Dom Galeon

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Artificial Intelligence

How Artificial Intelligence Is Making Nuclear Reactors Safer

By Dom Galeon

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

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

By Dom Galeon

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Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Physicists are Revisiting a Safer Alternative to Uranium

By Dom Galeon

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Solar Power

Report Suggests Solar Energy Capacity Will Rival Nuclear Power by the End of 2017

By Brad Jones

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

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

By Dom Galeon

Renewable Energy Smashes U.K. Records, Supplying Over 50% of the Country’s Electricity
Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Smashes U.K. Records, Supplying Over 50% of the Country’s Electricity

By Abby Norman

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Nuclear Fusion

Use of Nuclear Power Is in Decline; Why?

By Tom Ward

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Energy

Energy-Generating Fusion Devices Move Closer to Reality

By Dom Galeon

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Nuclear Fusion

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

By Dom Galeon

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Nuclear Fusion

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

By Dom Galeon

New Material Could Solve One of Our Biggest Nuclear Problems
Science & Energy

New Material Could Solve One of Our Biggest Nuclear Problems

By Dom Galeon

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Energy

Chernobyl Is Now Covered By “The Largest Moveable Land-Based Structure Ever Built”

By Eleazer Corpuz

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Nuclear Fusion

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

By Jelor Gallego

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Nuclear Fusion

No, You Shouldn’t Fear Nuclear Power

By Dom Galeon

Energy 2.0—The US is Launching A New Generation of Nuclear Reactors
Energy

Energy 2.0—The US is Launching A New Generation of Nuclear Reactors

By Cecille De Jesus

China to Build 40 Nuclear Reactors in 5 Years
Nuclear Fusion

China to Build 40 Nuclear Reactors in 5 Years

By Joseph Libunao