Only one US-built nuclear reactor has ever flown in space, and that was more than 60 years ago. Artist’s illustration […]
Category: nuclear power
DOGE goes nuclear: How trump invited silicon valley into America’s nuclear power regulator
Skip to content “Assume the NRC is going to do whatever we tell the NRC to do.” Last summer, a […]
TerraPower gets OK to start construction of its first nuclear plant
On Wednesday, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it had issued its first construction approval in nearly a decade. […]
Japanese nuclear plant operator fabricated seismic risk data
On Wednesday, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority announced that it is halting the relicensing process for two reactors at the Hamaoka […]
Westinghouse is claiming a nuclear deal would see $80B of new reactors
On Tuesday, Westinghouse announced that it had reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would purportedly see $80 billion […]
Trump signs executive orders meant to resurrect US nuclear power
Plan calls for three new reactors to reach criticality in about a year. Currently, there are no nuclear power plants […]