For Nano Nuclear to turn $1,000 into $100,000 -- a 100-fold gain -- it needs to not only secure approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) but also dominate the energy sector.

Researchers have detected elevated levels of iodine‑129—a long‑lived radioactive isotope and indicator of past nuclear activity—in waters west of the Philippines. The team believes the material originated from a mix of sources, from China to as far away as Eastern Europe, before being deposited in the Yellow Sea basin and drifting south.

Global generating capacity could reach 1,446 GWe by 2050 if governments hit their targets for new nuclear, far exceeding the 1,200 GWe goal set in the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy, according to a new World Nuclear Association report.

In the wake of spiraling tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s violent crackdown of protests, analysts warn that internal upheaval or a potential collapse of the Iranian government could carry nuclear risks.

Regional fears of a U.S. attack on Iran have eased after President Donald Trump said Tehran had assured him that protesters would not be executed, but he is keeping all of his options on the table, the White House said.

Eight communities in upstate New York have told the New York Power Authority they'd like to host a nuclear power plant. Protests are already planned.

Facebook parent Meta has reached nuclear power deals with three companies as it continues to look for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers.

The world passed a nuclear milestone this week. And, perhaps surprisingly given the recent run of saber-rattling from the likes of Russia and the United States, it’s a positive one.

Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to pursue perhaps the most ambitious development of nuclear power in America, setting a new goal to build five gigawatts of new nuclear capacity instead of just the one gigawatt she announced last June. That’s more nuclear power than has been built in the United States in the past 30 years.

Former Putin adviser Sergey Karaganov warned that Russia would use nuclear weapons against Europe should it ever come close to defeat.