A nuclear engineer discusses the pros and cons of nuclear energy, and ongoing concerns about nuclear security.

Over at Slate, Nina Shen Rastogi has a nice primer on the pros and cons of nuclear energy. The pros are pretty obvious—nuclear is a low-carbon energy source that, unlike wind or solar, can run ...

Looking closely at the pros and cons There are legitimate arguments for and against nuclear power plants. But while it is agreed that a few nuclear power plants are way past their usefulness, like ...

French president Emmanuel Macron has recently announced that France will invest €1 billion into nuclear power, and build more reactors by 2030 to help stave off Europe’s energy crisis.. But ...

Coal power is estimated to kill around 350 times as many people per terawatt-hour of energy produced, mostly from air pollution, compared to nuclear power. "Any energy policy has pros and cons ...

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station will mark four decades this year as one of the nation's largest producers. Here's what to know about nuclear energy in Arizona.

Despite the achievement, it still required 24 MW of power to heat the plasma, meaning the experiments fell well short of the net gain energy generation needed to make nuclear fusion feasible.

The US researchers calculated that nuclear power had prevented an average of 1.84 million deaths between 1971 and 2009 that would have been caused by air pollution resulting from burning fossil fuels.

Nuclear power is having a moment. After decades of plant closures, "the long controversial power source is gaining backers," Evan Halper writes at The Washington Post. In California, officials ...

Nuclear power has been in the headlines a lot in New York state. The Fitzpatrick plant’s back-and-forth over closing generated particular interest, as the potential closure represented a hit to ...