Nuclear power

Energy ministry calls for billions in nuclear fusion investments to compete globally

The ministry proposed three different options for the national development in order to increase investment and development of nuclear fusion technologies within Israel.

This picture taken on January 22, 2024 shows a section of JT-60SA, the world's biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor at Naka Fusion Institute in Naka city of Ibaraki Prefecture.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends a test of a new type of weapon at an undisclosed location, North Korea, September 20, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

North Korea reports new missile test designed to give enemy 'incurable headache'

An illustration of an assassin holding a silenced handgun.

Iranian plot to assassinate Israeli nuclear scientist results in four convictions

Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends the commissioning ceremony of the destroyer "Kang Kon", at Wonsan Port, North Korea, September 6, 2026 in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

IAEA exposes North Korea's secret nuclear enrichment facility, expansion of weapon infrastructure


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