Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. Atomic plant Vogtle, is a 2-unit nuclear power plant located in ...

One of the most critical metrics for evaluating energy sources is the Levelized Cost of Electricity — which is a measure of the total cost of building and operating a power plant over its lifetime and ...

Global nuclear capacity is set to jump 44% by 2036 as China overtakes the US, and India pours billions into new reactors, ...

Nuclear power delivers low-carbon, reliable electricity. As more countries aim for net-zero emissions, nuclear energy is increasingly seen as a crucial partner to renewable sources like wind and solar ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency has revised upwards its forecast for new nuclear capacity, with its high case scenario suggesting a 2.6-times increase from 377 GW of capacity in 2024 to 992 GW ...

Innovative small modular reactors, floating nuclear plants, and microreactors offer potential routes to decarbonization that many countries are embracing. However, these emerging technologies elevate ...

Growing worldwide energy demand and other factors have shifted the calculus, but hurdles still lie ahead. By Brad Plumer Reporting from the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan For years at global ...

This spring kicked off the best stretch for America’s nuclear industry in decades. It started in April, when, for the first time since 1990, the United States added nuclear capacity for the second ...

Shocks to natural gas supplies are spurring countries in Asia and elsewhere to rethink their rejection of nuclear energy after the 2011 disaster in Fukushima, Japan. By River Akira Davis and Meaghan ...