nuclear reactors

The Trump administration’s reckless attack on radiation protection will have long-term consequences for public safety

By Frank von Hippel | Analysis, Nuclear Energy

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Give negotiations a chance: How to turn Iran’s claimed right to enrich uranium into a new deal—and avoid a war

By Mark Goodman | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Rows of women operate control panels in an industrial facility, sitting on stools along two parallel walls lined with equipment and dials.

No, the United States does not need a costly national cancer study near nuclear reactors

By Adam Stein, PJ Seel | Nuclear Energy

A document marked "CONFIDENTIAL" with visible classification stamps and partially redacted text discussing high fissile content uranium and nuclear safeguards.

Declassified cable reinforces proliferation concerns about high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel

By Edwin Lyman | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

A soldier in camouflage uniform and helmet stands guard with a rifle in front of a large industrial building with smokestacks under a partly cloudy sky.

From Zaporizhzhia to Natanz, nuclear piracy is equally dangerous—and illegal

By Ali Alkis | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

A stylized illustration features geometric shapes pointing toward a black sphere with an atomic symbol, with the text "atoms for peace" at the top.

Updating the ‘Atoms for Peace’ bargain for the new nuclear age

By Richard Nephew, Matt Bowen | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

Aerial view of a nuclear power plant with four cooling towers two of them emitting steam beside a river, surrounded by trees and clear skies.

Why a national cancer study near US reactors must be conducted before any new expansion of nuclear power

By Joseph Mangano, Robert Alvarez | Nuclear Energy

The first US atomic rush was a bust. Will Trump’s big nuclear-for-AI plans fare any better?

By Chloe Shrager | Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Energy

Assured distraction: How attacks on South Korea’s nuclear reactors could be a smoke screen for wider conflict

By Henry Sokolski | Nuclear Risk

Memo to Trump: Address the new threat of drone-vulnerable nuclear reactors

By Henry Sokolski | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

Rod Ewing at mineral deposit in New Mexico

Introduction: The enduring risks and new challenges of nuclear materials: a special issue dedicated to Rodney C. Ewing’s scientific and policy contributions

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

Question for the candidates: What will you do if Iran gets the bomb?

By Henry Sokolski | Nuclear Weapons