Nuclear

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
 A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the U.S. struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025

‘All time is unredeemable’: A core, timely message for Israel - opinion

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Free Iran would immediately recognize Israel, normalize US ties, Pahlavi declares

Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on January 9, 2026.

The divide in Iran's protests: Why ethnic minorities are not taking to the streets - opinion


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

Radioactive water leaks from UK nuclear bomb base into sea off Scotland - report

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency warned that up to half of the components at the base were beyond their design life when the leaks began.

Loch Long is frozen over at Arrochar, Scotland, Britain, December 11, 2017.

Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war as city marks 80 years since atomic bomb

On the 80th anniversary of the US's atomic bombing of the western Japanese city of Nagasaki, Mayor Shiro Suzuki called on the world to abolish nuclear weapons.

Attendees pray for the victims on the day of a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the city, at Nagasaki's Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, August 9, 2025.

July quake appears to have damaged Russian nuclear sub base, NY Times reports

Photos captured by Planet Labs show damage to a floating pier at the Pybachiy submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

 An aerial view shows the Russian nuclear submarine Dmitry Donskoy moored on the eve of the the Navy Day parade in Kronshtadt, a seaport town in the suburb of St. Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2017.

Radioactive wasp nest found in US where nuclear components were manufactured

The radiation in the nest was discovered to be 10 times the federal regulation limits, officials said.

A wasp walks on the nest that's built inside a wooden hotel for solitary bees made by the Metropolitan Area of the Aburra Valley (AMVA) in Barbosa, Colombia April 21, 2021.

Trump says he wants to maintain nuclear limits with Russia

It was the first time since taking office that Trump has said he wants to maintain the treaty's limits on strategic nuclear weapons deployments when it expires on February 5.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attend a G20 summit in Buenos Aires in 2018. Putin probably isn’t losing sleep over Trump’s recent deadline to make peace with Ukraine, says the writer.

US strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites - NBC

The two other facilities that the US struck were not as badly damaged and may have been degraded only to a point where nuclear enrichment could resume in the next several months.

 Fire of Israeli attack on Shahran Oil depot is seen following the Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Trump says he hopes for Gaza deal in a week, Sa'ar tells Iranian counterpart to 'relax a little'

IDF missile misfire kills six children, injures 17 at Gaza aid site • Netanyahu to meet with small group of ministers to discuss hostage deal • IDF stray fire wounds soldier

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick during a cabinet meeting at the White House, earlier this week.

Israel's nuclear ambiguity no longer enough to deter future Iran threat - opinion

Above all, Israel should do whatever is needed to upgrade and enhance its nuclear deterrence posture.

 IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER Abbas Araghchi looks on during a news conference in Istanbul last month, amid Iran’s war with Israel. The writer asks: What should be Jerusalem’s next protective steps?

Iranian advisor shares AI image depicting a nuclear strike on Israel

The picture, shared to Instagram, appears to portray two large nuclear explosions with fallout across Israel.

 An image posted by an Iranian advisor depicting two mushroom clouds and nuclear fallout over Israel, July 12, 2025.