Nuclear fuel rods that work more efficiently, last much longer, and minimize nuclear waste may soon help generate more sustainable energy sources. Interesting Engineering shared the latest development ...

Southern Nuclear has become the first company to load and test nuclear fuel enriched above 5 percent in a U.S. commercial reactor, marking a major milestone in advanced nuclear energy. The advanced ...

A new startup says it can turn dangerous nuclear waste into fresh usable fuel and valuable rare metals and materials, like rhodium and palladium, used in catalytic converters, and krypton-85 and ...

In accordance with the Federal Law on the Use of Atomic Energy, the management of nuclear materials and radioactive substances during transport is one of the many elements involved in the atomic ...

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 ...

Centrus Energy Corp.'s facility in Ohio is large enough to house 11,000 centrifuges, the machines that create nuclear fuel. Right now, there are just 16 spinning away to produce a type of ...

Oak Ridge is becoming a nuclear energy hub with Orano USA building a uranium enrichment plant and Oklo developing a nuclear fuel recycling facility, creating jobs and boosting US energy independence.

Carolyn Krause traveled to many of the future nuclear energy company sites in Oak Ridge last fall. She takes a look at ...

The nuclear fuel cycle is the series of industrial processes that turns uranium into electricity. Claire Maden takes a look at the steps that make up the cycle, the major players and the potential ...

With 58 nuclear power reactors producing nearly 72% of France’s electricity in 2018, France is one of the countries with the highest share of nuclear power in its energy production. Along with this ...

The IAEA has launched a new advisory service to develop the education programmes needed for safe and sustainable nuclear power, as well as other types of nuclear science and technology. Through the ...