As cancer rates in the West, and globally, tack upwards due to lifestyle and environmental pollution, so does the need for ...

For propulsion it relies on two Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, which power four steam turbines and can generate 260,000 horsepower. Nimitz’s top speed is 31.5 knots. Not bad for a boat ...

Capable of traveling at speeds more than 30 knots powered by two A4W nuclear reactors, the Nimitz carriers have proven to play a pivotal role in the service’s fleet. As the Nimitz-class ...

U.S. energy group Westinghouse proposed using decommissioned nuclear sites in Italy for the installation of small modular ...

The group contends that the agency’s rules for small nuclear reactors “hinder the development of safe and reliable nuclear power,” according to a Dec. 30 filing. The lawsuit argues that ...

Now a nuclear startup wants to bury a small reactor underground, using depth as a substitute for the tons of concrete required to safeguard aboveground reactors. The company, Deep Fission ...