Running a nuclear power plant isn’t an easy task, even with the level of automation available to a 1980s Soviet RBMK reactor.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its first construction permit for a commercial nuclear reactor in eight ...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved construction of TerraPower’s Natrium reactor in Wyoming, ...

Rolls-Royce SMR and Yokogawa Electric Corp. have announced a strategic agreement for the Japanese industrial automation specialist to deliver data processing and control systems (DPCS) for Rolls-Royce ...

This story is part of a series called Shockwave: Rising energy demand and the future of the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes region is in the midst of a seismic energy shakeup, from skyrocketing data ...

Idaho National Laboratory researchers have built the first microreactor control system in decades, replacing the traditional ...

The recruitment of the nation's premier prospect has taken a volatile turn following a significant departure from the coaching staff. For a program looking to cement a historic recruiting class, the ...

The deadly mass shooting at a school in British Columbia came as Canadian authorities face significant obstacles in rolling out a nationwide firearms buyback that is mired in practical and logistical ...

With Super Bowl XL taking headlines, some of the schools that have produced the most prolific scorers in Super Bowl history might just surprise. With a full slate of 145 colleges and universities that ...

BWX Technologies says its TRISO nuclear fuel for Antares Nuclear is on track for "timely completion" for the reactor demonstration planned to meet the US’s 4 July target date. (Image: BWXT) TRISO fuel ...

The last column was about nuclear plants seeing a resurgence all around the world. All these plants rely on fission as the process to generate electricity, fission being the splitting of (usually) a ...

There is a special kind of tension that comes from knowing you cannot leave the room. Iron Lung understands that feeling from its first frame. The film traps you inside a cramped cockpit, bathes ...