Microsoft, Google and Amazon have all signed nuclear power deals recently. Sentiment toward the sector tends to swing between excitement and skepticism. Some nuclear companies generate power today; ...

You might imagine nuclear power plants as behemoth facilities spanning hundreds of acres. Nuclear microreactors, by contrast, could sit on land the size of a football field and power a whole town.

The dangers of using atomic energy to operate military aircraft. Robert Bernier Anything seemed possible during the Atomic Age: (clockwise, from top left) the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab, cutaway ...

The Trump administration wants to churn dirt on a bevy of new nuclear power plants. Electric utilities that power America have different plans. Despite forecasts for spiking electricity use and ...

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec Amazon, Google, and others big tech companies are helping to fuel a nuclear power comeback ...

When Iran’s covert nuclear program came to international attention over two decades ago, Tehran insisted that its intentions were peaceful and that it had no plans to develop weapons. The country’s ...