The operator of a Cold War-era plant in western Kentucky that supplies enriched uranium to nuclear power plants said Friday it planned to cease production after federal energy officials decided to end its work, putting more than 1,000 workers out of high-paying jobs with benefits. Full story
STAFFING CHAOS: Keeping the felled Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen in the decades-long effort to safely decommission it. Full story
Federal nuclear regulators are visiting Hartsville, S.C. to discuss safety at a Duke Energy Corp. nuclear power plant. Full story
Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in the reactor vessel's covering. Full story
In a story May 16 about a shutdown at the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the reactor vessel contains superheated steam. The vessel covers the nuclear core, which produces heat. The heat is converted to steam later in the process to produce electric Full story
Do nuclear power plants need a redesign? Critics of nuclear energy seem to think so, and so does nuclear energy advocate, Taylor Wilson. A physics wunderkind, Wilson became the youngest person to ever create fusion at age 14. And since graduating from high school last year, he's devoted himself to f Full story
Journalists have been given a rare glimpse inside Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was crippled in the 9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit the country two years ago. NBC News' Arata Yamamoto reports.
Japanese researchers unveil robots along with a robotic suit to assist workers going inside the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Scott Durnell, NRC spokesman, explains why the nuclear plant was shutdown as a precaution against floods.
Workers at a nuclear plant in Palo, Iowa, will begin dredging to help keep a nearby river flowing so cooling systems can continue to operate. KWWL’s Jason Epner reports.
Demonstrators march with banners and flags during a protest against the government's nuclear policy in Taipei, May 19, 2013. Hundreds of protesters marched in Taipei on Sunday to protest against the government's nuclear policy on the eve of President Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration anniversary since he
An aerial view shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture in this March 11, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Kyodo/Files
Workers of Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi nuclear power plant monitors the restart of the No.3 unit in Ohi, Fukui prefecture, in this file photo taken by Kyodo July 1, 2012. Japan is embarking on its most ambitious attempt at electricity industry reform since 1951, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wel
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