The panic following the catastrophic meltdown of the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl in the Soviet Union in April 1986 resulted in nearly 400 fewer new nuclear power plants being built than had been ...

Nuclear energy is often regarded as the cleanest power source on Earth. Unlike coal or gas, nuclear power plants don't release smoke and other contaminants into the air. They produce massive amounts ...

Nuclear energy is one of the most polarizing topics when it comes to ways of generating electricity. On one hand, there are those who believe nuclear is a much better alternative to fossil fuels and ...

The radiation containment domes at Arizona’s Palo Verde Generating Station were, truth be told, pretty boring to look at: giant mounds of concrete, snap a picture, move on. The enormous cooling towers ...

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB A renewed push to reintroduce nuclear energy facilities to Oregon is headed toward a quiet end as the 2025 session speeds through its final days. One of the bills that made ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen speaks at a press conference during the Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels.

Fresh out of college, Johnson helped lead signature gathering and field organizing to pass Ballot Measure 7, which banned all new nuclear power plants in the state until the U.S. had a federally ...

China’s nuclear industry’s free ride may soon be coming to an end. While nuclear power represents a mere fraction of China’s overall energy use—just over one percent—China plans to add another ten ...

Since economic liberalization in the 1990's, India has industrialized at record speed. While growth of 7 or 8% a year has led to American-style consumerism for those who can afford it, that's come at ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government is banking on nuclear-based technologies to help curb the country’s mounting plastic pollution, President Marcos said, as he pushed for deeper global cooperation ...