How does nuclear power work? In non-military reactors, nuclear power is generated by bombarding uranium atoms with much smaller neutron particles.

Nuclear power has its benefits and dangers. But what's actually going on in a reactor? Amit Asaravala explains.

Nuclear power has advantages and disadvantages, but what is a nuclear reaction, how does it produce electricity?

Nuclear reactors undergo a surprisingly simple process to generate power. In fact, it's quite similar to the process for coal-driven plants: Water is heated to make steam, and the steam drives a ...

Learn more about nuclear power plants and the important role they play in the new video “ How a Nuclear Plant Works.

On Sept. 2 Gov. Gavin Newsom extended the operation of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant with opposition and support from across the state, but what is a nuclear power plant and how do they work?

US Department of Energy leaders announced that researchers created a nuclear fusion reaction that produced more energy than they put into it.

Researchers for decades have attempted to recreate nuclear fusion – replicating the energy that powers the sun. Here’s what you need to know about this new form of nuclear energy that could ...

Nuclear reactions can release the energy that binds together protons and neutrons in an atom’s nucleus. Nuclear power plants use fission, not fusion.

Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California announced the first successfully controlled nuclear fusion reaction this week.