Nuclear

Why investors are betting on nuclear fusion even as it remains elusive

Interest has been fuelled by the proliferation of data centres, as tech firm hunt for sources to power their cloud computing and AI operations

The amended law, which came into effect on Monday (Dec 1) and will be enforced in stages, comes as Malaysia conducts feasibility studies on nuclear energy adoption.

Malaysia tightens nuclear controls under amended law

The move aims to strengthen the legislative framework for the control and supervision of atomic energy activities

The restart, if approved by the regional assembly, would be first for TEPCO after a nuclear disaster at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011.

Japan's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant could restart in January

The prefecture assembly is set to vote on this during its regular session beginning on Dec 2

The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant was taken off when Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after a tsunami caused the 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

Japan local authorities approve restart of world's biggest nuclear plant

It’s a key step in the process to get it back up after the 2011 Fukushima disaster

Traders sell shrimp at the fish and shrimp auction at Lampulo, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Nov 4, 2025. Indonesia began issuing certificates proving shrimp shipments to the US are free from radioactive contamination after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found traces of the dangerous radionuclide Cs-137 in a sample in early August, 2025.

How the US ended up with radioactive shrimp and sneakers from Indonesia

THE first sign of trouble surfaced thousands of kilometres from Indonesia. 

Singapore has been ramping up its interest in nuclear power.

Nuclear education needed in Singapore as Asean neighbours explore deployment: Tan See Leng

Government will share latest information on safety issues regarding advanced nuclear tech with public, he says

Erosion of arms control, rush for new systems and loose talk on testing are all the more unsettling since Russia’s war on Ukraine has marked the return of nuclear blackmail.

The new nuclear arms race

Amid loose talk of resuming weapons tests, cold war-era controls are unravelling

A nuclear renaissance, with its superior energy return on investment, could unlock transformative productivity gains.
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Investing in nuclear energy, a quiet backbone for the AI-powered economy

Governments are rediscovering that net zero needs dependable baseloads, not just intermittent generation

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (right) and US President Donald Trump (left) attend a dinner at the Hilton Hotel in Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct 29, 2025.

Trump gives green light for South Korea to build nuclear powered submarine

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Thursday he has given approval for ally South Korea to build a nuclear powered submarine, a day after the two countries said they have reached a broad trade deal.

Gates sees nuclear power as a way to provide data centres with the power they need as well as to lower electricity costs.

Bill Gates says China is outspending the world on nuclear power

The Asian nation has a commanding lead in developing and manufacturing a wide range of green solutions