The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Power

Australia could have nuclear power reactors operating within 12 years, an inquiry has heard, if the nation follows the Middle East rather than Europe.

Who pays how much to fund the switch from fossil fuels, what to do about nuclear power, and who hosts Cop31 are key questions

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The companies are depending on nuclear energy to power their massive AI operations.

A supplier of fuel for nuclear power plants has announced a $60 million expansion in Tennessee, promising more manufacturing of high-tech centrifuges there to enrich uranium

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese didn’t see this coming. At the global COP29 climate talks in Baku, the Australian government was indirectly criticised by two allies, the United States and the United Kingdom, over its refusal to sign onto the goal of tripling nuclear power globally by 2050.

Greenpeace says targeting of substations connected to three working nuclear plants risks nuclear catastrophe in Europe

Russia's updated nuclear doctrine allows for potential nuclear response to conventional attacks supported by nuclear powers, emphasizing deterrence and sov...

Consternation remains in the ranks about way Queensland party handled two divisive issues, sources say

Even with burgeoning private sector support, nuclear can’t thrive without regulatory reform.

Australians in regional towns worry they will be forced to accept nuclear power plants even if they object to them, an inquiry has heard.