It's the first permit to be issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in nearly a decade.

A novel type of nuclear power plant in Wyoming backed by Bill Gates became the first new U.S. commercial reactor in nearly a decade to receive clearance to build.

The $4 billion plant is due to be constructed by 2030 and may represent a new era for the US's nuclear industry.

The U.S.’s last big nuclear-power project came in more than $16 billion over budget and seven years behind schedule. Now, the U.S. government wants to give the AP1000 another shot. President Trump is ...

Energy demand in the United States is entering a period of dramatic growth after years of comparatively flat electricity load. A key driver is the explosion in hyperscale computing and ...

What was once the site of uranium enrichment facilities used for the Manhattan Project is now set to become the site of the world’s first mass-produced nuclear reactor. The sites, K-27 and K-29, were ...

Nuclear power seems to be having a moment. As the Trump administration methodically throws up roadblocks to slow, if not stop, carbon-free renewable solar and wind power, carbon-free nuclear appears ...

The Trump administration wants to churn dirt on a bevy of new nuclear power plants. Electric utilities that power America have different plans. Despite forecasts for spiking electricity use and ...

As U.S. electricity demand rises and technology companies seek to build more and larger data centers to drive artificial intelligence systems, the main question arising is how to generate all that ...