Nuclear fuel rods that work more efficiently, last much longer, and minimize nuclear waste may soon help generate more sustainable energy sources. Interesting Engineering shared the latest development ...

Nuclear energy is staging a comeback powered by surging demand for carbon-free electricity. One company is selling super-safe ...

Flow-induced vibration (FIV) poses a substantial challenge in nuclear reactor design, particularly in the context of fuel rod assemblies. These vibrations arise from the complex fluid–structure ...

Part of a nuclear reactor fuel rod element. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed a study of advanced, better performing accident tolerant fuels being developed by three U.S. companies ...

Duke Energy's nuclear plant in Brunswick County is turning 50 years old. Here are a few things to know about the site.

(THE CONVERSATION) Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at over 100 sites in 39 states, in a range of different structures and containers. For decades, the nation has been ...

The operator of Japan’s ruined Fukushima nuclear power plant began removing radioactive fuel rods Monday at one of three reactors that melted down after an earthquake and a tsunami in 2011, a major ...