Nuclear submarine arms race heats up between North and South Korea : NPR

In this undated photo provided Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un inspects a nuclear-powered submarine under construction at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of … Read more

Russia plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon. Here’s why

Russia plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon within the next 10 years, as global superpowers step up efforts to explore Earth’s only natural satellite. In a statement, Russia’s state space corporation, Roscosmos, unveiled plans to build the lunar power plant by 2036. The Beaver Moon, a type of supermoon, sets behind … Read more

China urges US to fulfill nuclear disarmament responsibility after Pentagon report

BEIJING, Dec 23 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday urged the United States to fulfill its nuclear disarmament responsibilities after a draft Pentagon report said China is likely to have loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles and has no desire for arms control talks. The U.S. should create conditions for other nuclear weapon states to … Read more

Japan to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima tragedy

Japan is set to take the final step to ‍restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant on Monday when the region of Niigata votes on the resumption of operations, in a watershed moment for the country’s pivot back to nuclear energy nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster. A security officer holds a placard that … Read more

Trump Media is merging with a nuclear fusion company|BREAKING:

Trump Media, the company that runs social network Truth Social, is pivoting to nuclear fusion. It has announced a merger with California-based fusion power company TAE Technologies and plans to start construction on a fusion power plant in 2026. Trump Media & Technology Group will become the holding company of the new organization, though shareholders … Read more

Don’t expect Trump Media’s nuclear fusion power plant to generate electricity soon|EXCLUSIVE:

Trump Media — yup, the parent company of Truth Social — is the latest entrant in the near century-long race to develop a nuclear fusion power plant. It announced a merger agreement with fusion company TAE Technologies on Thursday and a bold plan to break ground on the first utility-scale fusion plant some time in … Read more

Next-generation nuclear reactors could get a boost from the National Defense Authorization Act  |BREAKING:

The defense bill, which Congress passed earlier this week, includes two amendments that advocates for commercial nuclear energy are celebrating. The International Nuclear Energy Act establishes working groups and boosts funding and interagency cooperation on the development and export of US nuclear technologies. The NDAA also reauthorizes the US International Development Finance Corporation, a finance … Read more