Nuclear power has a lot of potential, but many fear the dangers of nuclear meltdowns. Fortunately, some new reactors might ...

Since the 1950s, the Idaho National Lab, known locally as “the site,” has been the testing grounds for nuclear reactors for ...

ATLANTA — In a 1952 episode that has taken on legendary status in recent years, Jimmy Carter -- then a young Naval lieutenant -- helped play a leading role in cleanup efforts at the world's first ...

FILE PHOTO: Three Mile Island nuclear plant incident - President Jimmy Carter, second from left, visits the nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pa., USA, April 4, 1979. Former President Jimmy Carter ...

IWAKI, Japan (AP) -- Cooling systems failed at another nuclear reactor on Japan's devastated coast Sunday, hours after an explosion at a nearby unit made leaking radiation, or even outright meltdown, ...

President Donald Trump addresses the Israeli parliament after Hamas released some hostages back to Israel. by ERIC TALMADGE and SHINO YUASA Associated Press SOMA, Japan (AP) - A second hydrogen ...

An innovative algorithm for detecting collisions of high-speed particles within nuclear fusion reactors has been developed, inspired by technologies used to determine whether bullets hit targets in ...

Scientists have built the first-ever thorium reactor. Thorium is both more easily accessible and less dangerous than uranium—the most common fission fuel. The system also uses molten salt instead of ...

Former President Jimmy Carter brought calm and hope to central Pennsylvanians in the wake of the most serious accident at a commercial nuclear plant in U.S. history. Carter died Sunday after starting ...