How The Dream Of America's 'Nuclear Renaissance' Fizzled
Construction of new, modern reactors seemed to herald a new era of nuclear power expansion in the U.S. Now all but one of those projects have been canceled.
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Struggling Nuclear Industry Lobbies State Governments For Help
The nuclear industry is struggling with aging plants and competition from cheaper natural gas. Now, touting itself as another form of "clean" energy, it's lobbying state lawmakers for help.
Westinghouse Files For Bankruptcy Protection, 10 Years After Acquisition By Toshiba
Through Westinghouse, Toshiba had planned to build four nuclear power reactors — two each in Georgia and South Carolina.
Explosion Hits Nuclear Power Station In Northwest France
The electric utility that operates the plant says there was "no victim and no consequences for safety and the environment."
Miniaturized Nuclear Power Plant? U.S. Reviewing Proposed Design
A company has submitted a design for what it describes as a "modular" nuclear power plant — a radical departure from other nuclear plants. Each module would be small enough to fit on a flat-bed truck.
Waste, Families Left Behind As Nuclear Plants Close
The Fort Calhoun nuclear plant in Nebraska shuts down Monday, 17 years ahead of schedule. It is just the latest U.S. nuclear plant to close because it can't compete with other cheaper energy.
Ready, Set, Freeze: Japan Prepares To Switch On Fukushima 'Ice Wall'
Japanese regulators say an underground refrigeration system at the nuclear power plant can be activated. The facility was damaged five years ago, and the ice wall is a year behind schedule.
Water, Soil And Radiation: Why Fukushima Will Take Decades To Clean Up
Five years after meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan, progress has been made, but there's still plenty to do.
Particles From The Edge Of Space Shine A Light On Fukushima
Researchers have been using muons to take a peek inside the nuclear reactors in Japan that melted down in 2011. The results could aid the continuing cleanup operations.