If nuclear power is to thrive as an energy source, the power of artificial intelligence must be harnessed to make it better.

When the excitement around artificial intelligence started spreading to power stocks, the rally was concentrated on those with a big portfolio of nuclear power plants, such as Constellation Energy and Vistra.

Isaiah Taylor says he wants to do for nuclear energy what Elon Musk's SpaceX has done for space travel.

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Inna Braverman has an interest in the natural world. Together with David Leb, she has founded a company called Eco Wave Power that seeks to harness the power of bodies of water to produce clean energy.

The IAEA Director General reminded the Agency’s Board of Governors today of the precarious nuclear safety situation in Ukraine, and discussed his trip to Fukushima, developments with Iran, reaching gender parity at the IAEA and more.

Paris-based developer Newcleo raised $151mn in September and US-based developers Blue Energy and Last Energy raised $45mn and $40mn respectively last year. Nano Nuclear Energy, a developer of microreactors which listed in May, raised $134mn capital in 2024.

Big Tech is driving a race for small modular reactors (SMRs) to meet the surging electricity demand of AI data centers

High-flying AI stocks tumbled on Friday amid a broad risk-averse pivot on Wall Street. Utilities Constellation Energy Corp. ( CEG) and Vistra ( VST) each closed about 8% lower, while nuclear energy technology company Oklo ( OKLO) slid 9%. Oklo, which is backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, lost nearly 30% of its value this week.

New report skewers claims that “the world is going nuclear” and that dozens of nuclear “newcomers” will save the industry from its decades-long pattern of stagnation.

Nuclear developers are benefitting from long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Big Tech companies racing to secure 24/7 clean energy supply for large data centers.

Thanks to regulatory scrutiny in key markets of deals between nuclear plants and data centers, most of which effectively draw power away from the rest of the grid, investor favor may shift to ...