Nuclear Energy Information for the Curious
The Neutron Bytes web page “Nuclear Energy Information for the Curious” has been updated (December 2025). Listings include free news sources about nuclear energy, podcasts, and an extensive listing of books for generalists. Click here
How to Stay Up-to-Date and Informed
with Reliable, Credible News
Nuclear Wire Services – There are a number of free news services available on the Internet that can go a long way to keep your mental inbox full of interesting stuff about current news related to the global commercial nuclear energy industry.
This section offers a short list of free sources. Most of these sources write for business generalists with some technical details, as needed, depending on the topic.
Podcasts – This list includes four verified sources that are consistently producing high quality conversations about nuclear energy.
The Book List (Updated December 2025) contains an extensive listing of books accessible for general readers. The topics covered include;
– Four Must Reads; Start here
– Recommended Reading for Generalists
– Histories; How We Got Where We Are and Why
– Nuclear Emergencies
– Single Issues (multiple topics)
– Sustainable Development; Climate Change & Environment
– Reports / Studies by Nongovernmental Organizations
If you want to choose one highly readable book to share as a gift with your favorite skeptic about the future of nuclear energy, the volume to choose is “The Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy,” by Gwyneth Cravens
This is an accessible, classic introduction to the world of nuclear energy by a writer for the New Yorker Magazine who went on a national quest to learn about the field. It is a journey of personal exploration that resulted in a new perspective about atomic power.
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Directories of Advanced Fission and Fusion Reactors
The Neutron Bytes Advanced Reactor Projects page has been updated (December 2025) with new information including multiple new and updated directories of fission and fusion projects. Click here
Hat tip to Sarah Gibboney, P.E., for her analysis of several of these reactor directories in terms of their scope of coverage as well as notes on what else needed to be included in them.
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