Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced by nuclear fission of …

Nov 11, 2025 · Nuclear energy is a form of energy released from the nucleus, the core of atoms, made up of protons and neutrons. This source of energy can be produced in two ways: fission …

5 days ago · A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed.

Nov 15, 2025 · There are two ways of releasing nuclear energy: fission and fusion. Nuclear power provides almost 15 percent of the world’s electricity. The first nuclear power plants, which were …

Nuclear power, the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity, provides around 6 percent of the world's energy.

Aug 19, 2025 · When the electricity is made from atoms splitting apart, it's called nuclear energy. All power plants convert heat into electricity using steam. At nuclear power plants, the heat to …

4 days ago · Nuclear technology uses the energy released by splitting the atoms of certain elements. It was first developed in the 1940s, and during the Second World War research …

Nuclear power plants generate electricity by using controlled nuclear fission chain reactions to heat water and produce steam that powers turbines. Nuclear is often labeled “clean” energy …

Nuclear energy comes from splitting atoms in a reactor to heat water into steam, turn a turbine and generate electricity. Ninety-four nuclear reactors in 28 states generate nearly 20 percent …

1 day ago · Since the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, Japan has restarted 14 reactors of its plant that remain operable as it tries to wean itself off imported fossil fuels.