The articles below provide general information on all things nuclear—ranging from nuclear energy basics and STEM content to featured industry jobs and national lab capabilities that are used to accelerate research and development in nuclear energy.
Learn how boiling and pressurized light-water reactors work.
Here are 7 things The Simpsons missed about nuclear energy.
Get up to speed on nuclear energy with these 5 fast facts.
Capacity is the amount of electricity a generator can produce when it's running at full blast. Learn more about this confusing energy term.
These 5 features of small modular reactors bring resilience to the electric grid.
HALEU is enriched between 5% and 20% in U-235 and is required for most U.S. advanced reactors to achieve smaller designs.
A typical nuclear reactor can provide enough power to cook around 2.5 million turkeys on Thanksgiving Day.
An overview of the main advantages of nuclear energy and the challenges currently facing the industry today.
Get up to speed with these five fast facts about spent nuclear fuel.
Six things everyone should know about nuclear-powered rocket engines.