Nuclear power is getting renewed attention because AI data centers, electrification and climate goals are increasing demand for reliable, low-carbon electricit…
The Soviet Union connected the AM-1 reactor at Obninsk to the local grid on 26 June 1954, generating about 5 megawatts. It proved controlled nuclear fission could power…
A partial meltdown in Unit 2's reactor core on 28 March 1979 released small amounts of radioactive gas. No confirmed deaths resulted, but it remains the most serious US…
A flawed reactor design and a mishandled safety test caused Reactor 4 to explode on 26 April 1986, spreading radioactive fallout across Europe and forcing permanent evac…
An earthquake and tsunami disabled cooling at Fukushima Daiichi on 11 March 2011, causing meltdowns in three reactors. Japan shut its whole fleet for review; Germany acc…
At COP28 in December 2023, more than 20 countries signed a declaration to work toward tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050, treating it as essential low-carbon firm…
In September 2024, Constellation Energy agreed to restart Three Mile Island's undamaged Unit 1, rebranded the Crane Clean Energy Center, under a 20-year deal to sell pow…
Google signed a power-purchase agreement with Kairos Power for its Hermes 2 molten-salt-cooled reactor project, the first corporate SMR deal of its kind, alongside Googl…
Holtec closed out major restart work at Palisades by mid-2026 but had no confirmed restart date after cracked steam-generator tubes were found. NextEra's Duane Arnold re…
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