The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Power

It's definitely had a major wobble. Sorry, not sorry.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) is riding a wave of surging demand for naval nuclear power systems and next-generation reactors, with a record $6 billion backlog and strengthened long-term growth prospects in defense, commercial energy, and space markets.

Oklo Inc. (NYSE:OKLO) shares jumped Tuesday after the nuclear startup advanced a key regulatory milestone for its Aurora Powerhouse reactor. Analysts cited accelerating approval timelines, rising U.S. electricity demand from AI and data centers, and strong bipartisan policy support for next-generation nuclear power as reasons for the rally.

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest such facility in Europe, has been a focus of concern for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during the war in Ukraine amid fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe.

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A SWARM of jellyfish disabled a nuclear power plant by entering a cooling system.

Four reactors shut automatically after jellyfish infiltrated the pumping stations

Warmer waters in the North Sea due to climate change have created conditions allowing jellyfish to thrive and reproduce.

‘Massive and unpredictable’ swarm entered filter drums that pull in water, Gravelines operator EDF says

Is that a control panel at a Soviet-era nuclear power plant? No, it's an algorithmic performance workstation

The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing on the Moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power.