Nuclear Energy

implosion at National Ignition Facility lab test

The entanglement of fusion energy research and bombs

By Arjun Makhijani | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

interior of fusion experiment at MIT

Ferreting out the truth about fusion: Interview with Bob Rosner

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

sun in extreme closeup

Introduction—Fusion, forever the energy of tomorrow?

By Dan Drollette Jr | Nuclear Energy

roulette wheel

“Fusion is not a typical bet”: Interview with Silicon Valley investor Mark Coopersmith

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

After ITER: What China and others are doing in fusion. Interview with MIT’s Dennis Whyte

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

An overview of the fusion landscape

By Robert J. Goldston | Nuclear Energy

Fusion: The Uncertain Certainty

By Richard F. Post | Nuclear Energy

What it will take to restart decommissioned US nuclear plants. A primer

By Kathryn Huff, Nathan Ryan | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Fire burning at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine

Nuclear power: future energy solution or potential war target?

By Ray Hughes | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, Voices of Tomorrow

The N.S. Savannah was the world's first nuclear powered merchant ship. It launched in 1959 as part of the Atoms for Peace program. Photo: Department of Transportation Maritime Administration

Why nuclear-powered commercial ships are a bad idea

By George M. Moore | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

Eastern Europe’s purchase of US nuclear reactors is primarily about military ties, not climate change

By Maha Siddiqui, M.V. Ramana | Nuclear Energy

Why US nuclear waste policy got stalled. And what to do about it.

By Victor Gilinsky | Nuclear Waste