Nuclear power Opinion and reviews Nuclear power’s ups and downs A timely book on the history of the UK nuclear power industry, reviewed by Geoff Vaughan Read article: Nuclear power’s ups and downs
Nuclear power Research update UK Atomic Energy Authority gets a new chief executive Ian Chapman takes over at a tricky time for agency that develops nuclear fusion energy technology Read article: UK Atomic Energy Authority gets a new chief executive
Nuclear power Feature A nuclear revival: European pressurized water reactors The first European pressurized water reactors are expected to be switched on next year, but they have been hit by redesigns, cost hikes and delays Read article: A nuclear revival: European pressurized water reactors
Nuclear power News Laureates call for cut to highly enriched uranium 35 Nobel laureates say nuclear reactors should use low-enriched uranium Read article: Laureates call for cut to highly enriched uranium
Renewables Opinion and reviews Web life: Nuclear Hitchhiker A student-run blog about nuclear energy, safety and policy Read article: Web life: Nuclear Hitchhiker
Plasma physics Research update Smaller fusion reactors could deliver big gains Tokamak Energy says that "fusion power gain" does not depend on the size of the reactor Read article: Smaller fusion reactors could deliver big gains
Nuclear medicine Research update Medical-isotope breakthrough made at Canadian lab Photo-neutron production of commercial molybdenum-99 is a first Read article: Medical-isotope breakthrough made at Canadian lab
Policy and funding News Review breathes life into Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste site Election fall-out and NRC resignation could also tip the balance towards Nevada facility Read article: Review breathes life into Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste site
Nuclear power Research update New approach to fusion delivers copious neutrons Magnetic fields and laser drive reaction Read article: New approach to fusion delivers copious neutrons
Nuclear power Research update US targets novel fusion research Technologies falling between tokomaks and lasers will be funded Read article: US targets novel fusion research