The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Power

Closures, delayed after Russia reduced Europe’s gas supplies, leave conundrum for energy policymakers

At 10pm on Saturday, the Isar-2 nuclear plant near Munich will begin winding down its power generation in steps of 10 megawatts per minute.

Germany will pull the plug on its last three nuclear power stations by Saturday, ending a six-decade programme that spawned one of Europe's strongest protest movements but saw a brief reprieve due to the Ukraine war.

Germany is shutting down its last three nuclear power plants on Saturday as part of an energy transition agreed to by successive governments

Wind and solar energy represented a record 12% of global electricity generation last year, up from 10% in 2021, a report on Wednesday found. The report by climate and energy independent think tank Ember said last year could have marked peak emissions from the power sector, which is the largest…

The German government has dismissed calls for a last-minute delay in shutting down the country's last three nuclear power plants this weekend

An environmental group is suing to block efforts to extend federal operating licenses for California's last nuclear power plant

Two huge jack-up vessels have arrived off the coast of the nuclear power station in Somerset to help install a ‘critical’ underwater system

Leaks were contained and posed no danger, official reports say, but past disasters continue to cause fears of power source

Damage to the interior of a support structure at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant may extend around its entire perimeter, raising concern that the extent of the damage may be greater than previously thought.

The head of the UN's atomic energy watchdog met with Russian officials in Kaliningrad on Wednesday for negotiations on the safety of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, currently held by Russian forces. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi’s trip to the Russian exclave came a week after he visited…