Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.

As the cloud cleared, Air Force bombers dropped in to gather air samples. Researchers hoped that the radioactive fallout ...

Nuclear power has a lot of potential, but many fear the dangers of nuclear meltdowns. Fortunately, some new reactors might ...

In 1952, a Canadian nuclear reactor suffered the world’s first meltdown during what was supposed to be a routine test.

Growing nuclear power generation alongside reactor construction is tightening the market for uranium - the main fuel used in ...

On April 26, 1986, the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near Pripyat in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), ...

Eight communities in upstate New York have told the New York Power Authority they'd like to host a nuclear power plant.

Eight communities in upstate New York have told the New York Power Authority they'd like to host a nuclear power plant.

The reboot of reactor on the Sea of Japan coast will mark a milestone for a nation that suffered one of the world’s worst ...

Since the 1950s, the Idaho National Lab, known locally as “the site,” has been the testing grounds for nuclear reactors for ...

Japan’s nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday it would order Chubu Electric Power to submit a detailed report on falsified ...

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has halted safety screenings for two Hamaoka nuclear reactors. Chubu Electric Power Co ...