"An extremely rare element." US government scientists make game-changing nuclear breakthrough: 'Strategic resources for the nation' first appeared on The Cool Down.

To mainstream renewable energy, Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants in 2023. Just three years later, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told business leaders it was a “serious ...

A massive new study suggests more research is needed to understand the potential health effects of living near nuclear power ...

Amid nostalgia for a simpler past, there are still voices making the case that fossil fuels and nuclear energy should form the backbone of the grid. This case is made on the basis that renewables can ...

The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise ...

Nuclear rockets are moving from Cold War concept to near-term hardware, and the shift could reshape how quickly and safely humans cross the solar system. By pairing compact reactors with efficient ...

Nuclear energy is often regarded as the cleanest power source on Earth. Unlike coal or gas, nuclear power plants don't release smoke and other contaminants into the air. They produce massive amounts ...

Nuclear energy stocks have surged as countries seek to expand nuclear capacity to meet energy demand. NuScale Power is a start-up developing small modular reactors (SMRs) to help fill that demand.

Nuclear power has been one of the hottest investing trends of 2025. The benchmark VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NYSEARCA:NLR) is up close to 50% year-to-date and nearly 150% over the past five years ...

A sweeping nationwide study has found that U.S. counties located closer to operating nuclear power plants have higher cancer death rates than those farther away. Researchers analyzed data from every ...