The first probe inside the No. 2 reactor pressure vessel at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant found no major damage to the inner wall, indicating a significant amount of melted fuel remains inside.

TOKYO (AP) — A video taken by tiny drones sent into one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant showed a gaping hole in the thick-walled steel container of the core, ...

Hydraulic pressure testing has been completed on the reactor pressure vessel for the demonstration CAP1400 unit to be built at Shidaowan in China's Shandong province. Hydraulic pressure testing has ...

From a riverside industrial hub in eastern France, a piece of steel engineering the size of a small house is beginning a carefully managed trip to the UK. The 500‑tonne reactor pressure vessel for ...

Reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) constitute a critical safety barrier in nuclear power plants, safeguarding against the potentially catastrophic release of radiation. The structural integrity of these ...

The reactor pressure vessel has been installed at the demonstration Hualong One being constructed as unit 5 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province. The reactor is expected to ...

The reactor pressure vessel was delivered to the Sanmen site in July. Photo courtesy of Sanmen Nuclear Power Co. Ltd and Westinghouse Electric Co. Construction of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in ...

The next generation of nuclear reactors is on the way, and a new lead-cooled test reactor being built in Italy is blazing the trail forward.

Somewhere beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, as of early 2026, a U.S. Navy Virginia-class submarine is likely on ...