The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved its first construction permit for a commercial nuclear reactor in eight years, one that will allow a Bill Gates-backed company to build a sodium-cooled reactor in western Wyoming.

A woman from China, educated as a physicist, played a pivotal but largely overlooked role during World War II in rescuing Hanford’s historic B Reactor and launching the nuclear site in Eastern Washington.

The only nuclear power plant meltdown in US history was at Three Mile Island on March 28, 1979. Radioactive gases and radioactive iodine leaked outside the facility. The facility was shuttered, but most of it still exists. It completely changed how ...

This screengrab from a TerraPower video illustrates the company's nuclear power plant design. Two companies have recently revealed plans to potentially install nuclear reactors in Kansas. One plan comes from a company that proposes putting small reactors 1 ...

The Pentagon and the Energy Department have airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is the potential for the U.S. to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use.

A new University of Michigan report says that despite its promise as a clean, cheap energy source, advanced nuclear technologies could end up fueling—or exacerbating—social and environmental problems. The report, titled The Reactor Around the Corner ...

Holtec’s attempt to restart the shuttered Palisades nuclear plant faces delays, safety questions and missing documentation.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy have announced a commitment to develop a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. The lunar surface reactor relies on nuclear fission to power the space agency’s upcoming ...

RICHLAND — Nearly three decades have passed since Energy Northwest, operator of Washington’s sole nuclear power reactor near Richland, changed its name to shed its former identity and move beyond its troubled financial past. No longer would the ...

The Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant was built to turn that nuclear waste into glass; it started operating in October 2025. The history of the Hanford Site and the way the stored waste is disposed of can help inform society’s approach to using nuclear energy.