Energy panel rejects Trump administration plan to boost coal, nuclear power plants
The decision by the Republican-controlled Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was unexpected and comes amid repeated promises by Trump to revive coal as the nation's top power source.
After failure of South Carolina nuclear plant, backers seek federal aid
Proponents of nuclear power are pushing to revive a failed project to build two reactors in South Carolina, arguing that the demise of the $14 billion venture could signal doom for an industry that supplies one-fifth of the nation's electricity.
AP FACT CHECK: How strong is America’s nuclear arsenal?
President Donald Trump's tweet Wednesday that America's nuclear arsenal is "now stronger and more powerful than ever before" is debatable.
Renewable sources of electricity outpace nuclear plants
WASHINGTON — For the first time in decades, the United States got more electricity from renewable sources than nuclear power in March and April.
The next generation of nuclear power is coming, as concerns about climate change bring the industry out of hibernation. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on how new startups and young scientists are hoping to develop solutions for safely generating vast…
Tokyo Electric Power Co. is finally ready to examine the inside of one of the three compromised reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant -- with the help of a remote-controlled robot that uncannily resembles a snake.
With less than six weeks before the deadline to agree on an Iran nuclear deal, negotiations have come to a kind of stalemate over sharp limits on Iran's uranium enrichment capability. Gwen Ifill gets an update on the hurdles ahead,…
A disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11, 2011, has greatly affected how Japanese citizens feel about that energy source. Polls suggest that 80 percent of voters now oppose nuclear power in Japan. But walking away…
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