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Focus on peaceful use of nuclear energy tech, economics, news, and climate change.

101k subscribers208 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)115 authors / mosince 2008

r/nuclear has 101k members (+24% over the last 12 months). It gets about 208 posts a month from 115 people. Top topics: Nuclear Power & Policy, Nuclear Reactors & Power and Nuclear Reactors & Power.

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Size and growth

How r/nuclear has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+24%in 12 months · +3.8% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 2026101k
Growing101k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+21%vs Sep 2025 · −9.1% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026208
BusierPeaked at 334 in Nov 2024
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/nuclear

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Nuclear Power & Policy2.4%
  2. Nuclear Reactors & Power2.2%
  3. Nuclear Reactors & Power1.6%
  4. Energy Sources and Plants0.8%
  5. Nuclear Reactors0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Interesting Engineering
  2. American Nuclear Society
  3. ScienceDirect
  4. Electricity Maps
  5. OilPrice

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