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Reporting here follows nuclear science and policy — fusion energy research, fission reactor design and approval, nonproliferation agreements, radioactive waste storage and the energy and security debates that make nuclear a subject across multiple beats. Coverage spans new compound discoveries and Nobel recognition through the environmental and safety findings that connect chemistry to public health and regulation.
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November 8, 2026
China Expands Nuclear Cooperation With ASEAN, GCCChina's atomic energy chief pledged wider peaceful nuclear partnerships at a forum in Kuala Lumpur attended by Gulf representatives for the first time.
November 6, 2026
EBRD Seeks €500 Million to Repair Chernobyl ShelterThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development says repairs to the damaged New Safe Confinement must be completed by 2030.
November 6, 2026
Researchers Model Multidirectional Laser Scattering in FusionA new code simulates stimulated Raman scattering across several directions to help interpret laser behavior in inertial confinement fusion experiments.
November 6, 2026
Google Funds ANU Upgrade of Fusion Modeling SoftwareAustralian National University will use AI to rebuild the SPEC plasma modeling tool and share it freely with researchers worldwide.
November 5, 2026
Nuclear Reinsurer Earns B++ Rating from AM BestAM Best assigned Nuclear Industry Reinsurance Association a B++ Financial Strength Rating and a stable outlook.
November 5, 2026
CTBTO Holds Nuclear Verification Exercise in NamibiaExperts gather in the Namibian desert for a field exercise testing how inspectors would detect a nuclear weapons test.
November 5, 2026
Iraq Says Iran Nuclear Strike Fallout Unlikely to Hit ItIraq's nuclear regulator says any radioactive fallout from a strike on Iranian nuclear sites would likely have limited impact on Iraq.
November 4, 2026
Women Nuclear Leaders Tour French Fuel FacilitiesTwelve women from 11 countries completed the ninth IAEA Lise Meitner Programme visit in early October.
November 4, 2026
IAEA Confirms Consistency of Fukushima Water AssessmentsIndependent laboratory measurements of diluted treated water before discharge agree with the agency's earlier finding of negligible radiological impact.
November 3, 2026
Fermium-255 Nucleus Shape Measured PreciselyLaser spectroscopy reveals a strongly prolate fermium-255 nucleus and corrects a previously tabulated magnetic dipole moment.
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The beat runs across fusion milestone claims and the peer review that follows them, fission reactor design certifications and construction approvals, nuclear plant decommissioning proceedings, waste storage siting decisions, treaty compliance assessments and the security incidents and near-misses that generate safety coverage. Fusion energy has generated recurring coverage cycles as successive milestones — net energy gain, sustained plasma, private investment — have moved the technology closer to commercial viability while remaining far enough away to require careful framing of what each claim means. Nonproliferation coverage connects nuclear science to foreign policy and arms control in ways that require reporting on both the technical and diplomatic dimensions of a treaty or a program's status. Small modular reactors have produced a new category of nuclear coverage that intersects energy policy, technology development and finance, as governments and utilities assess whether a new generation of reactor designs can compete economically with renewable alternatives.