Thermonuclear reaction rates power the models that explain how stars live, explode and create the elements. A new study co-authored by NC State faculty member Richard Longland provides a comprehensive ...

Innovative startup Deep Fission is pioneering next-generation nuclear energy by deploying a "gravity reactor" in a mile-deep borehole, a design that promises to slash operational costs by up to 80% ...

The governments of both countries have repeatedly cast the other as evil, perpetuating a cycle that has culminated in the present war.

"Believe me, nuclear [energy] is a very big part of our future." Officials spark backlash with controversial decision ...

A community meeting in Parsons, Kansas, reveals deep divisions over Deep Fission’s underground nuclear project.

World leaders, government ministers and heads of industry, international organizations and international financial institutions gathered in Paris this week for the 2026 Nuclear Energy Summit, ...

Dozens of people gathered at a meeting to hear from the company and share their opinions about the first of a new type of ...

Gold and other heavy elements are born in some of the universe’s most violent events—but scientists still struggle to understand the nuclear steps that create them. Now, nuclear physicists have ...

Indian scientists and international experts are divided over a study questioning the viability of a nuclear reactor fuel called HALEU-thorium; while critics cite safety risks, proponents argue the ...

Deep Fission’s "Gravity" reactor uses water columns to create the 160 atmospheres of pressure needed for power.

California-based startup Deep Fission, which aims to place small modular reactors in boreholes a mile underground, has begun drilling the first of three planned data acquisition wells in Parsons, ...

Although President Trump has claimed Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon, much more work was needed for the country to do so ...