Often overshadowed by its submarine namesake, the Virginia-class cruiser was a bold Cold War experiment in nuclear-powered surface combatants. Commissioned in the late 1970s, these guided missile ...

Although it has long triggered fears of meltdowns and radioactive waste, nuclear power is considered an 'extremely safe,' ...

A leading British nuclear scientist has issued a warning to Australia that “there are consequences” in rejecting nuclear energy as an energy source.

Nuclear reactors in space may sound like something out of science fiction, but they are likely to prove important for ...

Cyberattacks on any critical infrastructure should be alarming, but attacks on nuclear infrastructure are all the more so due ...

NASA announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon on Tuesday, in an attempt to stay ahead of China and Russia in a ...

NASA has set a 2030 deadline to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the moon. It’s an ambitious but potentially ...

Nuclear submarines are one leg of our nuclear triad, so are they built to withstand a nuclear attack? The answer is ...

Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan put out a call Thursday to America’s technological innovators to power the Navy’s future ...

The USA TODAY Network toured the shuttered Indian Point nuclear power plant and got a rare look inside a reactor that shut down 50 years ago.

The company has filed a request with FERC to reclaim grid rights, prioritizing nuclear power over a planned solar project.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a global provider of mission-critical power systems founded in the United Kingdom in 1884. The ...