TerraPower's Natrium plant near Kemmerer is the first commercial reactor approved in nearly a decade in the U.S., and the first 'advanced' liquid sodium-cooled reactor in more than 40 years.

TerraPower, a start-up founded by Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, is set to build a new kind of nuclear power plant in Wyoming ...

IAEA's Mikhail Chudakov talks to NEi about the changing role of nuclear power and what is needed to make progress around the world.

Solar panels on rooftops. Wind turbines on hilltops. Renewables joining a power grid that still runs, at its core, on coal and gas. The targets sound good: 35% clean energy by 2030, 50% by 2040.

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 ...

Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced her intentions to put New Hampshire “at the forefront” of nuclear energy to loud applause last week. In her annual State of the State speech, Ayotte directed energy ...

A Bloomberg analysis suggests the nuclear push comes too late to stop China’s nuclear capacity from overtaking the U.S. fleet at the start of the next decade.

A Massachusetts-headquartered nuclear energy company said it has received $33 million from a Series A funding round as the group scales its technology. Alva Energy on February 12 announced it has ...

Kazakhstan's second nuclear power plant will be constructed in the Zhambyl district of the Almaty region - adjacent to the site selected for the country's first nuclear plant - the government has ...

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill to study nuclear power in the state. The move comes as the Northwest faces potential energy shortages by 2029.

Vistra's strong balance sheet and sector-leading margin profile position it as a beneficiary of the ongoing power demand boom ...

The Norwegian government has given Norsk Kjernekraft approval to begin work on an impact assessment for a nuclear power plant in Aure and Heim municipalities, the first step in the licensing process ...