The principles of nuclear energy are fairly simple to understand and are governed by well-understood laws of physics. In simple terms, matter and energy are interchangeable, meaning there is a vast ...

Nuclear energy comes with both great risks and great benefits, as nuclear meltdowns are rare but potentially catastrophic. However, even if nuclear power isn't 100% clean, plants and reactors ...

The Alvin Ward Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant at sunset - Nuclear Regulatory Commission/Wikimedia Commons Nuclear power has been around since the 1950s, transforming radioactive material into energy ...

The Nuclear Company is proposing to build "the largest nuclear power campus in the United States" in Kentucky.

Unlike fossil fuels, nuclear fuel does not undergo combustion — a chemical reaction with oxygen that produces heat and emissions. Instead, it transforms at the atomic level, making it a powerful and ...

Shadowed by past disasters, nuclear engineers are developing different types of reactor, fuel, coolant and material that could help to make fission the zero-carbon energy technology of choice. Nuclear ...

Westinghouse Electric Company plans to expand its nuclear fuel campus south of Columbia to make a new type of uranium.