#Nuclear Energy

Nuclear power is winning fans across the political spectrum—and Big Tech is pouring billions in. But America still has no permanent home for the 2,000 metric tons of high-level waste its reactors produce every single year.

Nuclear energy is booming again, fueled by Big Tech's data center appetite. But 70 years of spent fuel still has nowhere permanent to go. Finland solved it. The US hasn't tried hard enough.

Decades after Chernobyl and Fukushima, scientists understand far more about how radioactive materials move, spread, and fade. The science challenges what most people believe.

Japan Steel Works stock has quadrupled since end-2023 as nuclear power returns and defense spending surges. A look at what its monopoly-like grip on reactor components means for energy security and investors.

Fifteen years after Fukushima, the global nuclear community speaks of lessons learned. But whose lessons? And at whose expense? A critical look at how disaster narratives erase victims.

China unveils accelerator-driven subcritical systems (ADS) that burn nuclear waste for energy, claiming to solve humanity's power needs for 1000 years. Global implications and safety concerns analyzed.

Japan's second phase of its massive $550 billion U.S. investment pledge will likely focus on nuclear power plants and copper refining facilities, as both countries seek to strengthen strategic economic ties.

After 13 years offline, Japan restarts the world's largest nuclear plant. What this means for global energy transition and geopolitics.

Tech giants are pouring billions into next-generation nuclear reactors to power their energy-hungry AI data centers. But can small modular reactors deliver on their promises?

MIT's 2026 breakthrough technologies spotlight hyperscale AI data centers and next-gen nuclear reactors. Here's why these two innovations are inseparable.

Japan restarts the world's largest Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant on Jan 21, 2026. Explore the impact of TEPCO's first restart since the Fukushima disaster.

The China Xuwei nuclear power project has broken ground, combining Gen-III and Gen-IV reactors to provide 1,000°C steam and electricity to a massive chemical plant.