Nicknamed “Chicago Pile-1,” the world’s first nuclear reactor kicked off the Atomic Age and has a complicated legacy, including the rise of both nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. As physicists came ...

The components required to power it can’t be repurposed into a nuclear weapon. The world’s tech billionaires have their eyes on fusion reactors. It’s not a mature technology, but it’s one ...

Japan’s nuclear watchdog has formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region from starting.

Japan's nuclear regulator has disqualified the country's Tsuruga No. 2 reactor from restarting for the first time under post-Fukushima safety standards. The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA ...

TOKYO — Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country's north-central region from restarting, the first rejection under safety standards that were ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region from restarting, the first rejection under safety standards that were ...