The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Power

Researchers made the finding while investigating a mountain site outside the city of Leshan in southwest China

The time needed to build nuclear reactors and the cost of safely storing radioactive waste remain big questions for Australia, an inquiry has been told.

A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant has been restarted after a safety upgrade, as the government pursues a renewed expansion of nuclear energy to provide stable power and reduce carbon emissions

It seems reasonable to call the Coalition’s policy what it primarily is: a proposal to expand fossil fuels

Two forums looking a nuclear power and renewable energy have been told contrasting views about their impact on power prices.

Government agencies and departmental officials spend full day scrutinising Peter Dutton’s controversial plan to build seven nuclear power plants

Establishing nuclear power plants in Australia may take more than a decade, an inquiry has heard, and dealing with radioactive waste might be longer.

Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong for Germany’s economy. How can it turn things around?

Globally, nuclear power accounts for roughly 10% of electricity generation. In some countries, such as France, this figure is nearly 70%.