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Around twelve companies are developing reactors that are a fraction of the size of those at Vogtle, betting that they will be quicker and cheaper to build.

WAYNESBORO, Ga. — Towering over the Savannah River in Georgia, the first nuclear reactors built from scratch in the United States in more than 30 years illustrate the enormous promise of nuclear power — and its most glaring weakness. The two new reactors at the Vogtle nuclear power plant will join two older units to create enough electricity to power 2 million homes, 24 hours a day, without emitting any of the carbon dioxide that is dangerously heating the planet. Sign up for The M...

The dream of reviving nuclear power in the U.S. rests on a new generation of smaller reactors meant to be easier to build. But major obstacles loom.

Theres enough energy in spent uranium fuel to power the U.S. for over a century, but recycling waste was a challenge even in Americas atomic glory days.

Enrico Fermi’s Chicago Pile 1 experiment in 1942 launched an atomic age, an unrivaled national laboratory system, fleets of submarines, cancer treatments and

On Sept. 15, 2021, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), turning bill into law and committing the state to one of the most significant and comprehensive clean energy plans in the United States. Under CEJA, Illinois is required to pursue a 100 percent clean energy grid by 2050, leaving...