WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nuclear waste and radioactive plutonium would be assessed as a fuel for reactors under a draft executive order being considered by the administration of President Donald Trump on ...

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed a new reactor that converts natural gas (a common energy source ...

For decades, the world has grappled with how to safely and permanently dispose of vast amounts of highly radioactive waste from fission reactors. Now, a bold solution has emerged that could turn this ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2025 — From electric cars to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, the technologies people use every day require a growing need for electricity. In theory, nuclear fusion — a ...

But with reactors expected to use new forms of fuel and to produce more and different kinds of waste, the United States still hasn’t come up with a plan for the nuclear byproducts reactors have ...

Nuclear waste. We've all heard about it, but what is it? Is it a problem without a solution? How big is the problem? And what exactly is this waste and why is it so important? New Atlas takes a look ...

Deep Fission says it plans to install a nuclear reactor underground at an industrial park in southeast Kansas. State and local government leaders are on board. It's part of a national push for new ...

Rising electricity demand has researchers exploring a wide range of methods to generate more power, including a type of nuclear reactor that’s smaller than traditional nuclear plants.

The rapid accumulation of plastic waste is currently posing significant risks for both human health and the environment on ...

Small modular reactors (SMRs; i.e., nuclear reactors that produce < 300 MWelec each) have garnered attention because of claims of inherent safety features and reduced cost. However, remarkably few ...

A new kind of methane reactor is promising something that has long sounded too good to be true: turning fossil gas into clean ...