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Aerial view of a nuclear power plant with storage buildings and a nearby river.

Tech

In Germany, one of the country's biggest nuclear plants is becoming a fusion laser lab

A nuclear power plant with cooling towers emitting steam against a twilight sky.

Business

New Jersey nuclear firm halts IPO, citing a 'perfect storm' for investors

The San Onofre nuclear power plant located near a beach with rocky cliffs and waves.

Tech

California waves revive fears over nuclear waste stored 100 feet from eroding San Onofre coast

A nuclear power plant with cooling towers and high-voltage transmission lines under a cloudy sky.

Tech

Europe's brutal summers are turning AC into a necessity as reactors go offline in France, Switzerland

A caution sign indicating a radiologically controlled area near a large industrial structure.

Tech

Washington moves to scrap 50-year radiation rule in Trump push to power AI

The Heritage Business District of Port Hope, Ontario, Canada.

Tech

Canada's plan for the world's largest nuclear plant alarms Ontario town still cleaning up waste

A nuclear power plant with large domes and storage tanks near a beach.

Tech

Shuttered California plant stores 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste in canisters not built to last

A riverbank with a sandy shore and distant trees under a cloudy sky.

Tech

Europe's heatwave is forcing nuclear plants offline as rivers run too low to cool reactors

Underwater view of rocky seabed with patches of sand and marine life.

Tech

Scientists find corroded radioactive waste barrels amid seafloor spills in the Atlantic

The Danube River.

Tech

Danube hits record low in Hungary as heatwave knocks 2 nuclear reactors offline

UW-Madison Assistant Professor Sébastien Philippe and research fellow Ryan Manzuk.

Tech

In the DRC, undeclared uranium in cobalt exports could fuel up to 1,500 nuclear weapons

A nuclear power plant with large cooling towers reflecting in a calm river under a clear sky.

Tech

Switzerland takes 2 nuclear reactors off grid after river gets too hot to cool them