The Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) has been reconnected to Ukraine's unified power grid following a blackout caused by a Russian strike on the facility.

Ukraine nuclear facilities face Russian attack threats as Moscow weighs strikes on power substations to force capitulation, officials say. Zaporizhzhia is a primary target.

TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power has decided to shut down the No.6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant after a malfunction was detected early on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK reported,

The global dash to reboot the nuclear power industry accelerated. Britain moved to extend the life of a major reactor by 20 years, seeking to bridge a multi-year gap between its older generation facilities retiring and new ones opening, and Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, the world’s largest, restarts operations today after 15 years.

"It is the use of nuclear risk as a tool of coercion," Ukraine's foreign minister said.

Meta announced agreements with two energy companies to revive Ohio's two nuclear power plants, while using new advanced reactors to power data centers.

For decades, Hawaiʻi has said no to nuclear power. But advancements in nuclear technology and pressures to shift Hawaiʻi away from costly oil have prompted some lawmakers to revisit the nuclear question.

Facebook parent Meta has reached nuclear power deals with three companies as it continues to look for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers.

The Range Nuclear Renaissance Index ETF has gained 58% over the past year, riding enthusiasm for nuclear power that’s built since Microsoft and Amazon announced plans to power data centers with small modular reactors.