The US has the most nuclear power plants in the world. However, despite this, it remains a divisive subject that people seem to either embrace or shun in equal measure. We won't go into this argument ...

For decades, the fuel powering most of the world’s nuclear reactor fleet followed a quiet rule: uranium enrichment should remain below 5% uranium-235 (U-235), the isotope most easily split by neutrons ...

The "40-year" figure is something that gets thrown around more often than it should be when lifespans of nuclear reactors are being discussed — even though it has nothing to do with how long they ...

A nuclear power plant produces electricity by using heat from nuclear fission to create steam that drives a turbine connected ...