Nuclear

Meet the Millennial Scientist Leading the Biden Administration’s Push for a Nuclear Power Revival

Kathryn Huff, head of the Office of Nuclear Energy, on the administration’s plans for how and where to build new plants, and why some in her generation are bullish on atomic power—despite the skepticism.

By Dan Gearino

What Lego—Yes, Lego—Can Teach Us About Avoiding Energy Project Boondoggles

By Dan Gearino

Germany’s New Government Had Big Plans on Climate, Then Russia Invaded Ukraine. What Happens Now?

By Dan Gearino

Chernobyl Is Not the Only Nuclear Threat Russia’s Invasion Has Sparked in Ukraine

By Michael Kodas

In Georgia, Bloated Costs Take Over a Nuclear Power Plant and a Fight Looms Over Who Pays

By James Bruggers

Nuclear Fusion: Why the Race to Harness the Power of the Sun Just Sped Up

By Tom Wilson in Oxford and Ian Bott in London, Financial Times

Bill Gates’ Vision for Next-Generation Nuclear Power in Wyoming Coal Country

By Hal Bernton, Seattle Times, and Judy Fahys, Inside Climate News

This Next-Generation Nuclear Power Plant Is Pitched for Washington State. Can it ‘Change the World’?

By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times

Nuclear Energy Industry Angles for Bigger Role in Washington State and US as Climate Change Accelerates

By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times

How Pay-to-Play Politics and an Uneasy Coalition of Nuclear and Renewable Energy Led to a Flawed Illinois Law

By Dan Gearino, Brett Chase

Inside Clean Energy: Indian Point Nuclear Plant Reaches a Contentious End

By Dan Gearino

After Fukushima, a Fundamental Renewable Energy Shift in Japan Never Happened. Could Global Climate Concerns Bring it Today?

By James Simms

Inside Clean Energy: 10 Years After Fukushima, Safety Is Not the Biggest Problem for the US Nuclear Industry

By Dan Gearino

Small Nuclear Reactors Would Provide Carbon-Free Energy, but Would They Be Safe?

By Jonathan Moens

Inside Clean Energy: Illinois Faces (Another) Nuclear Power Standoff

By Dan Gearino

How Dying Forests and a Swedish Teenager Helped Revive Germany's Clean Energy Revolution

By Dan Gearino

New Trump Nuclear Plan Favors Uranium Mining Bordering the Grand Canyon

By Judy Fahys

Inside Clean Energy: Coronavirus May Mean Halt to Global Solar Gains—For Now

By Dan Gearino

Congress Extends Tax Breaks for Clean Energy — and Carbon Capture

By Georgina Gustin