With governments around the world recognizing the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nuclear energy looks like being an increasingly major player in the energy mix of the coming ...

HOW DO NUCLEAR REACTORS WORK? A nuclear reactor creates energy by splitting atoms of uranium. The energy released from these atoms is then used to boil water. This, in turn, drives a turbine.

Nuclear reactors undergo a surprisingly simple process to generate power. In fact, it's quite similar to the process for coal-driven plants: Water is heated to make steam, and the steam drives a ...

Its nuclear programme, the biggest in a generation, also includes the UK's first small modular reactors (SMRs), which will be built by Rolls Royce. How does nuclear power work?

On Sept. 2 Gov. Gavin Newsom extended the operation of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant with opposition and support from across the state, but what is a nuclear power plant and how do they work?

A new approach to nuclear — small modular reactors, or SMRs — is touted as a carbon-free supplement to intermittent sources like wind and solar power.

Several of Japan's nuclear power plants, especially the Fukushima Naiishi plant in northeastern Japan, are experiencing serious problems in the wake of Friday's earthquake and tsunami. If you've ...

Molten Salt Reactors Are Nuclear's Future. How Do We Get There? A new breakthrough could help engineers truly crack the next phase of nuclear energy.