Nuclear submarines can split atoms, generate electricity, manufacture breathable oxygen, and distill fresh water from the ocean, yet they cannot produce the one resource that ultimately forces them ...

Some nuclear-energy enthusiasts argue that new kinds of smaller reactor are the key to reliable low-carbon energy. But U.S. naval might already rests on submarines and aircraft carriers with small ...

Zap Energy says its ultimate goal is safe, clean energy from fusion. To help get there, it’s starting to build fission reactors. By Raymond Zhong Atomic fusion has long been seen as the ultimate ...

Nuclear energy provides access to clean, reliable and affordable electricity. It accounts for around 9% of global electricity and 25% of all low-carbon electricity without emitting greenhouse gases at ...

Fusion power has always been a bit of a contradiction. The fusion part is actually kind of easy — an undergrad recently built a simple fusion device in his bedroom, for example — but getting ...