Theoretically, there's no better, more practical source of reliable, carbon-free energy than the current generation of nuclear reactors. In practice, the theory holds water, but there are still a few ...

Jimmy Carter was a former Navy nuclear engineer who established the Department of Energy and became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Oak Ridge, but his impact on the nuclear energy industry ...

The second stage uses this plutonium in fast breeder reactors to multiply fuel and prepare the ground for the final phase — ...

TOKYO, July 15 (Reuters) - The Japanese government is considering suspending development of a prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor called Monju, Science Minister Yoshiaki Takaki was quoted as saying ...