Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)—the company that runs the Fukushima nuclear plants—says that 70% of the fuel rods have been damaged on the reactor 1 and 33% have been damaged on reactor 2. “The ...

It's been more than three years since the Fukushima Daiichi power plant melted down, and despite nearly unlimited interest from the public we still have virtually no idea what's going on in there.

High-burnup fuel rods, manufactured by GE Vernova’s Nuclear Fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), have been delivered to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) ...

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has successfully produced and tested fuel rods for use in its nuclear power plants, state television reported on Sunday, in a snub to international demands that it halt ...

A close up view of nuclear fuel rods in a reactor to generate power through fission. - Roman Brauner/Shutterstock Nuclear reactors generate power through a process called nuclear fission, using ...

China and French energy giant EDF have blamed the issues at the Taishan nuclear power station on minor fuel rod damage – Copyright AFP/File Jim WATSON, Grigory ...

Russia's Balakovo 1 underwent a sudden shutdown late on 29 January as control rods were found to be in an irregular position. Russia's Balakovo 1 underwent a sudden shutdown late on 29 January as ...

Iran began loading nuclear fuel rods into the core of its first nuclear power plant Tuesday, bringing the facility a step closer to producing electricity, Iranian state television reported. The start ...