Patch AM: How a Knoxville fusion startup could shape the UK’s energy future

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Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor first to reach critical milestone

The Energy Department says a small nuclear reactor under development at a national lab has reached a crucial milestone that ...

Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test

The executive order directed the Department of Energy to have three different reactor designs reach criticality in a bit over ...

North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff assessed the site as a uranium enrichment plant, the third such site North Korea has ...

Japan proposes rebuilding ageing nuclear plants to meet power demand

Japan needs to rebuild between two and ​five ageing nuclear reactors by the 2040s and as many ‌as 11 to 14 by the 2050s to secure stable power supply, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

North Korea unveils new facility to produce fuel for nuclear weapons

The nuclear plant's disclosure implies that leader Kim Jong Un is eager to cement his country's status as a nuclear power.

Caldwell County residents concerned about nuclear power company's new test site

Residents in Caldwell County outside of Lockhart say they're concerned a nuclear power company is building a test site in ...

Maine Maritime Academy announces 1st-in-the-nation nuclear engineering major

Maine Maritime Academy becomes the first U.S. maritime college to offer a major in nuclear engineering technology, addressing ...
OPB

The ghosts of Trojan: 5 ways Oregon’s only nuclear plant still haunts the Northwest

Courtesy of Portland General Electric This week marks both the 50th anniversary of Portland General Electric starting up the only nuclear plant ever built in Oregon, the Trojan Nuclear Plant, and the ...
THE WEEK

The threat to nuclear power plants around the world

The “vulnerability” of the civilian energy infrastructure was exposed this week when a drone strike on the United Arab Emirates cut off power to a nuclear reactor, said Bloomberg. It’s the first time ...
WUNC

New NC bill requires Duke Energy to make progress on new nuclear facilities before coal retirements

This photo shows Duke Energy's nuclear reactor at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant in New Hill. A new bill would require Duke to gain approval to build additional nuclear plants before retiring other ...