World Apr 24 More countries are turning to nuclear power 40 years after the Chernobyl disaster By Hunter Bonaparte and John Leicester, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
Nation Mar 30 Watch 9:05 How next-gen nuclear could help meet energy demands – and the risks involved The Trump administration has rolled back support for many forms of clean energy. One exception is nuclear power. The president wants to quadruple U.S. nuclear capacity by 2050, and a new generation of advanced reactors in development could signal the… By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes
Nation Feb 21 U.S. military airlifts small reactor for the first time as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power The Pentagon and the Energy Department for the first time airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is the U.S. potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
World Sep 26 Belarus proposes new nuclear plant to supply energy to Russian-occupied Ukraine Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko raised the plans during a meeting at the Kremlin with President Vladimir Putin, who appeared to publicly support the idea. By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press
World Jul 29 Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant faces new delay in removing melted fuel debris The Japanese operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the start of full-scale removal of melted fuel debris will be delayed for several years until 2037 or later. By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
Jun 03 Meta signs 20-year deal with nuclear plant, signals AI's growing energy needs By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press AI already uses vast amounts of energy, much of which comes from burning fossil fuels, which causes climate change. Continue reading
May 23 WATCH: Trump signs executive orders to speed development of U.S. nuclear power By Matthew Daly, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years, a goal experts say the United States is highly unlikely to reach. Continue reading
Mar 05 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on nuclear storage and federal agency power By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with whether to restart plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico even as some justices worried about safety issues and the lack of progress toward a permanent… Continue reading
Jan 23 While Trump pursues more fossil fuels, Europe posts a record year for renewable energy use By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Nearly three-quarters of the EU's electricity doesn't emit planet-warming gases into the air. Continue reading
Nov 11 China building nuclear reactor to power new aircraft carrier, images and documents indicate By David Rising, Didi Tang, Associated Press For the first time, a group of U.S. researchers has concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers. Continue reading