Florida Power & Light’s (FPL) Turkey Point nuclear plant near Homestead will be subject to elevated scrutiny from federal regulators in the coming months after a series of unplanned reactor shutdowns.

PLYMOUTH - A degraded electric cable led to a manual scram, or shutdown, Friday of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth. According to theNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), control-room ...

The control room has a 1940s sci-fi vibe. More than 2,000 tiny lights cover the right wall, with a sign on top that says “Caution: Bumping Panel May Cause Reactor To Scram.” Each of the lights used to ...

The National Park Service runs three different sites related to the World War II Manhattan Project. The one on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington was the first full-scale nuclear ...

Both of Michigan's operational nuclear plants experienced sudden shutdowns last weekend as workers prepared to refuel the plants, according to filings submitted to federal nuclear regulators. The ...

Federal regulators plan to keep an eye on the troublesome reactor, which has experienced six emergency shutdowns, known as "scrams," in the past two years. Wednesday's 5 a.m. scram was caused by a ...

Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant remains offline after experiencing its second unexpected shutdown in about a week on Saturday night. The incidents stem from the same system, which the plant's owner ...