A Knoxville nuclear company backed by Bill Gates has asked Tennessee for a license to help it build the world’s first fusion power plant.

Ultra-pure nuclear fuel is quietly becoming one of the most strategic technologies in the energy transition, with the United ...

Materials scientists at Stony Brook University in New York are developing increasingly resilient nuclear reactors designed to conduct fission and fusion reactions even under severe radiation and high ...

Researchers at the new campus coming to the former Bull Run coal plant in Clinton will test how materials react under intense ...

The U.S. stands at a critical juncture. We’re experiencing electric load growth for the first time in decades, as fierce global competition reshapes the energy landscape. Nuclear power, both the ...

Nuclear fusion involves heating atoms to extreme temperatures until they fuse. It promises abundant clean energy without the radioactive waste and dangers associated with nuclear ...

Ever wondered about Fission and Fusion, then public and campus community are encouraged to attend a panel talk from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3 in the UMass Lowell Emerging Technologies and ...

This could be another newsy year for the long-awaited promise of nuclear fusion. A recent piece in The Economist highlights two major developments that signal a shift from public to private sector ...

Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have designed a new system that, when fully developed, would use fusion to eliminate most of the transuranic waste produced by nuclear power plants. The ...

The word “nuclear” conjures two images: A family and a mushroom cloud. Or for some, two trumpeting columns coughing clouds over Springfield, Homer Simpson unaware of the glowing green rod that’s ...