Nuclear power

Araghchi, IAEA chief talk uranium enrichment as Rubio says making deal with US will be 'difficult'

Making a deal with Iran will be difficult, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Budapest.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi in Geneva, Switzerland, February 16, 2026
Cooling towers at the former Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant during a tour by Constellation Energy in Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania, US, June 25, 2025

US transports nuclear microreactor for first time, showcasing potential to deploy nuclear power

The USS Vermont (SSN-792), a US Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, arrives at HMAS Stirling naval base in Perth on October 29, 2025. The USS Vermont arrived for a Submarine Maintenance Period (SMP), marking progress under the AUKUS partnership.

Australia invests $2.76 billion on shipyard to deliver for nuclear-powered submarines

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US Special Envoy and Jared Kushner at Blair House in Washington on February 10, 2026.

Netanyahu meets with Witkoff, Kushner ahead of discussion with Trump on 'principles' for Iran talks


US accuses China of secret nuclear testing as it calls for broad new arms treaty after New START

The accusations at a global disarmament conference highlighted serious tensions between Washington and Beijing at a pivotal moment in nuclear arms control.

Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, April 8, 2025.

US to offer incentives to states for nuclear waste storage, building nuclear reactors

The administration of President Donald Trump wants to quadruple US nuclear power capacity to 400 gigawatts by 2050 as electricity demand surges for the first time in decades.

Cooling towers at the former Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant during a tour by Constellation Energy in Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania, US, June 25, 2025

Akkuyu nuclear plant: Russia funds $9 billion boost as Turkey targets 2026 launch

Rosatom is building Turkey's first nuclear power station at Akkuyu in the Mediterranean province of Mersin, per a 2010 accord worth $20 billion.

A view shows the Knyaz Pozharsky nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine before a ceremony of raising a naval flag aboard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk region, Russia July 24, 2025.

Japan prepares to restart world's biggest nuclear plant 15 years after Fukushima disaster

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, located about 220 km (136 miles) northwest of Tokyo, was among 54 reactors shut after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant, one of the world's largest nuclear facilities, stands along the seaside in Kashiwazaki, Niigata prefecture, Japan December 21, 2025.

North Korea: Japan’s move toward nuclear weapons must be 'thoroughly curbed'

Japan began making active comments about nuclear weapons as soon as the United States approved a request from South Korea to build a nuclear submarine.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presides over the 13th plenary meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency, December 12, 2025.

North Korea's Kim stresses Air Force's nuclear war deterrence on its 80th anniversary

North Korea has launched mass production of small, short-range First Person View drones, as well as larger medium-range battlefield attack drones, a Ukrainian intelligence official told Reuters.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during an event to celebrate the Air Force's 80th anniversary, at the Kalma Airfield, in Wonsan, North Korea, November 28, 2025, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency November 30, 2025.

Uranium enrichment not part of civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, US energy secretary says

The agreement is about the construction of a large nuclear power plant in Saudi Arabia, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during a welcoming ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025

UK to build its first mini nuclear power station in north Wales, angering Washington

The US had been pushing for US energy firm Westinghouse to lead a large-scale project in Wylfa, but Britain opted for the British-built SMR on the island in Wales.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Simon Bowen, Interim Chair for Great British Energy - Nuclear, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan during Starmer's visit to announce North Wales as the location for UK's first nuclear power station, November 13, 2025.

Saudi Arabia–Pakistan defense pact will cause strategic ripples for India and Israel

By formalizing its alliance with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia is signaling to Iran, Israel, and the United States that it has alternative anchors of deterrence

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025.

Trump plans to make Cold War-era plutonium available for nuclear power

Boosting the US power industry is a policy priority for the Trump administration as US electricity demand rises for the first time in two decades on the boom in data centers needed for AI.

US President Donald Trump meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (not pictured), in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025