A pivotal scene in the explosive hit biopic and Best Picture winner, "Oppenheimer," involves America's top scientists discussing whether or not to develop an even more potent nuclear weapon — the ...

A critical shortage of fuel for nuclear fusion reactors may have a rather counterintuitive solution. A physicist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) says that fusion reactor fuel could be ...

Nuclear power delivers low-carbon, reliable electricity. As more countries aim for net-zero emissions, nuclear energy is increasingly seen as a crucial partner to renewable sources like wind and solar ...

About 60 years ago, Russian physicist Lev Artsimovich said nuclear fusion “will be ready when society needs it”. The UK has achieved a “major breakthrough for fusion energy research”, the UK Atomic ...

For long-time followers of fusion energy, Tokamak Hall is the high-water mark after decades of ups and downs. From an observation deck on the side, the surgically-clean, hospital-white room feels both ...

The IAEA has designated the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority as an IAEA Collaborating Centre for fusion research. This milestone strengthens the partnership between the two organizations and ...

Nuclear fusion, the process whereby atomic nuclei coalesce to form a heavier nucleus, lies at the heart of both energy generation and the synthesis of elements in the cosmos. In recent decades, ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – The Healey administration last week launched a four-month effort to chart a course for further exploration of advanced nuclear and fusion energy technologies for both power generation ...

STOUGHTON – Researchers and state lawmakers are hoping to turn Wisconsin into the "Silicon Valley" for nuclear technology research and development, ushering in a new era of clean energy generation for ...

Tech giant Google has agreed to purchase electricity from a company developing a first-of-its-kind power plant that will use nuclear fusion, a promising clean energy technology that is still in ...

Massachusetts-based fusion energy company Commonwealth Fusion Systems, which is planning to build the world’s first grid-scale nuclear fusion energy plant in Chesterfield County, announced it has ...