Due to a scorching heatwave which has spread across Europe in recent days, a number of nuclear power plants in Switzerland and France have been forced to either reduce activity or shut down completely ...

An outdoor thermometer shows the temperature to be close to 40 degrees in Schwerin. Heat records for June broken in Spain as emergency declared in France. Jens Büttner/dpa The more than 50-year-old ...

Switzerland's Federal Council has presented draft legislation that would remove the country's ban on the construction of new nuclear power, which has been in place since 1 January 2018. (Image: GDJ / ...

France's Framatome is to supply ATRIUM 11 fuel assemblies to the Leibstadt nuclear power plant in Switzerland following the signing of a long-term contract with operator Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG.

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 ...

Nuclear power is finally getting its moment in the sun ‒ and maybe on the moon. The new Trump administration is pushing for both expansion of existing nuclear power plants and the development of small ...