Nuclear power has a lot of potential, but many fear the dangers of nuclear meltdowns. Fortunately, some new reactors might make that possibility even slimmer.

While Chernobyl put thousands of lives in danger, nuclear energy is still the safest form of energy. In the United States, ...

IWAKI, Japan (AP) -- Cooling systems failed at another nuclear reactor on Japan's devastated coast Sunday, hours after an explosion at a nearby unit made leaking radiation, or even outright meltdown, ...

The familiar towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor will come down in the next several years as the plant is decommissioned. TMI Unit 2 is the site of the worst commercial nuclear accident in ...

FILE PHOTO: Three Mile Island nuclear plant incident - President Jimmy Carter, second from left, visits the nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pa., USA, April 4, 1979. Former President Jimmy Carter ...

In December 1952, Canada became the site of the world’s first nuclear reactor meltdown at the Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario. A series of mechanical failures and operator mistakes caused the NRX ...