The operators of Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in southern Maryland shut down one of its two reactors Thursday after a control rod assembly malfunctioned during testing, federal safety regulators ...

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will replace four control rod blades at its Monticello Nuclear Power Plant next month after a major nuclear industry manufacturer reported a potential “substantial safety ...

— The Salem 2 nuclear reactor returned to service this morning after being shut down since Friday because of issues with one of the control rods, officials said. Salem Unit 2 came back online and ...

In this historic photo from the U.S. space agency, control rods for Plum Brook's Mock-Up Reactor, which entered the core from above, are shown. In the Plum Brook reactor, the control rods entered from ...

LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP. — Salem Unit 2 was manually taken offline by control room operators at 10:01 a.m. Friday, according to Joe Delmar, spokesman for PSEG Nuclear, after an issue with one of the ...

BUCHANAN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP)-- One of the Indian Point nuclear power plant's reactors was shut down Saturday after several control rods lost power, the plant owner said, marking the latest in a ...

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has officially greenlit a critical safety blueprint for ...

People living near the Three Mile Island nuclear plant may have heard a loud release of steam at 1 a.m. Wednesday as the plant was shut down after an electrical issue developed in the reactor. The ...

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) shut down one of the nuclear reactors at the Hanul power plant because of a control rod problem. The 950-MW Hanul Unit 1 reactor was taken offline Monday, ...

A nuclear reactor on Korea's eastern coast was temporarily shut down Monday due to a problem in one of its control rods, operators said. The reactor unit 1 at Hanwool Nuclear Power Plant in Uljin, 330 ...