Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.

It was in the 1960s that the United States tried something new. It was called Project Pluto and its goal was to develop a nuclear-powered missile. However, the project was left uncompleted due to ...

Next-gen nuclear is one of our 10 Breakthrough Technologies this year. If you want to learn more about why it made the list, ...