President Trump’s attack on Iran and his proposal to resume U.S. nuclear weapons testing has jolted Americans back to a darker era of Cold War brinkmanship, when impulsive decisions could push the ...

The U.S. government is racing to rebuild the nuclear energy industry amid booming power demand. Government backing and explosive demand are a rare combination for nuclear energy stocks. Now's the best ...

Shocks to natural gas supplies are spurring countries in Asia and elsewhere to rethink their rejection of nuclear energy after the 2011 disaster in Fukushima, Japan. By River Akira Davis and Meaghan ...

Into the second month of the US-Iran war, the conflict in the Gulf continues to escalate—airstrikes widening, oil markets reacting, and pressure mounting around the Strait of Hormuz. But beyond the ...

Tennessee’s leaders are weighing a plan that could mean more nuclear waste is stored in the Volunteer State. State lawmakers might ask Gov. Bill Lee to answer a federal request for information about ...

Concerns about the potential for nuclear war have heated up recently after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, intending to stop that nation's quest for nuclear weapons. Even prior to the start of the ...

Nuclear energy isn't as clean as we like to believe. The associated power plants produce small amounts of nuclear waste that require proper disposal. The main enemy here is time. All radioactive ...

When Iran’s covert nuclear program came to international attention over two decades ago, Tehran insisted that its intentions were peaceful and that it had no plans to develop weapons. The country’s ...

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President Donald Trump and top defense officials are reportedly weighing whether to send ground troops to Iran in order to retrieve the country’s highly enriched uranium. However, the administration ...

The mission, called Space Reactor 1 Freedom, will test advanced nuclear electric propulsion. Upon reaching Mars, the spacecraft would deploy helicopters to explore the planet from the air. This ...

Centrifuge machines line a hall at the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility in Iran in 2021. Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting, IRIB/AP Israel’s avowed goal in the Middle East war is to prevent Iran ...