Nuclear Energy News

People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy is organizing a national convention on Anti-Nuclear Movements at Indinthakarai, Tamil Nadu on January 4 and 5, 2014.

The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series features a new design for a highly sensitive device that can detect the radioactive materials uranium and plutonium in waste water.

The Nebraska nuclear plant that has been idle for nearly three years because of flooding and a series of safety concerns has been cleared to restart.

The Nebraska nuclear plant that has been idle for nearly three years because of flooding and a series of safety concerns has been cleared to restart.

Terry Boose, R-Norwalk, is co-sponsoring a resolution at the Statehouse to promote research and development of energy from thorium reactors.

Officials say Areva will invest in highly advanced machinery and equipment to enhance research and development capabilities and elevate its competitiveness in advanced manufacturing.

Think nuclear energy is collapsing? Think again - now that the federal government is ponying up an additional $226 million to help advance small nuclear reactors.

Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 17, 1938, German chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann discovered nuclear fission by splitting the nuclei of uranium into lighter elements while performing experiments in Berlin.

Critics expected the sector to stagnate after Fukushima but Russia plans to build plants with the latest safety features all over the world.

USEC Inc, a supplier of enriched uranium for commercial nuclear power plants, said it expected to file for bankruptcy protection as part of a deal with its bondholders, sending the company's shares down as much as 52 percent.

This YouTube video provides an in depth look at the spent fuel storage at Diablo Canyon Power Plant in California.

Power from the new Hinkley C nuclear generator will be too expensive, the boss of one of the UK's biggest energy consumers has warned.

German heavy industry could face a multi-billion euro bill from an inquiry by European Union regulators into the country's energy subsidies that could also jeopardise Europe's shift to greener fuel, campaigners and lawyers say.

Nuclear power is shifting East, and so too may nuclear suppliers. Nuclear energy long has been dominated by the West and by advanced economies, but this is likely to change in the next thirty years.

A nuclear lecturer says the low levels of radioactivity found in tuna caught near San Diego can produce a small increase in cancer risks.

Areva is in talks with the French government to release some funds set aside for dismantling its nuclear installations in France to help the company finance a new British nuclear reactor, a newspaper reported.

After losing a $500,000 state grant, United Sportsmen of Wisconsin Inc. admitted it needed to file corrected tax forms, but it still hasn't done so or indicated when it will.

The following exclusive interview with Stephen Antony, CEO of Energy Fuels Inc, was conducted on December 13th.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will once again discuss the issue of concrete degradation at Seabrook nuclear power plant during a public open house and meeting on Wednesday.

The Fukushima corium is the three melted down Fukushima, Japan nuclear reactor cores.