The federal regulatory agency tasked with keeping America’s nuclear power plants safe and running smoothly is set to make huge cuts to the amount of time its staffers spend on safety and emergency ...

From the “Blue Deck” built on higher land within the confines of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the reactor buildings where a calamitous accident occurred are visible 80 to 100 meters away.

Fifteen years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the catastrophe’s lasting scars continue to shape Japan’s debate over nuclear energy, as the government cautiously moves to restart reactors amid ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he intends to speed up the development of next-generation nuclear reactors in order to enable greater energy independence.

This Beebe symposium will explore how experiences from past nuclear plant accidents can be used to mitigate the consequences of future accidents, if they occur. A National Research Council committee ...

Fifteen years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster shook public confidence in atomic energy, Japan is gradually shifting back toward nuclear power, driven by energy security concerns, rising ...