As Japan takes the final steps toward restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s largest nuclear ...

The presence of 3.55 million pounds of nuclear waste stored “temporarily” at the San Onofre nuclear power plant — which was ...

As we continue to agonize over the fate of highly radioactive nuclear waste — and local cities throw their weight behind an effort to move San Onofre’s to higher ground on Camp Pendleton — we’d like ...

A technology developed for solar energy has been adapted to selectively remove one of the most-difficult-to-remove elements in nuclear waste pools, making the storage of nuclear waste safer and ...

Seventh in a series about the gas industry’s radioactive waste. When John Quigley became the secretary of the Pennsylvania ...

For decades, the world has grappled with how to safely and permanently dispose of vast amounts of highly radioactive waste from fission reactors. Now, a bold solution has emerged that could turn this ...

As U.S. nuclear power plants go offline, their waste problem remains — a problem that wouldn't exist if Washington had lived up to its responsibilities. The Plymouth, Massachusetts nuclear power plant ...

Nuclear power plants are used primarily to generate electricity, and while they're often thought of as a cleaner energy source, there is a drawback. These power plants produce waste. This waste is ...

That waste is currently housed at some 80 locations across the country, according to a 2020 report from Congressional Research Service. While the United States does have storage facilities for some ...

The Trump administration’s plan to fast-track construction of commercial nuclear reactors to address a power crunch around the country leans heavily on a small group of startups trumpeting a bold ...

Nuclear power is among the cleanest energy sources on Earth, but the materials that fuel it can degrade during operation. A new international study may unlock safer, longer-lasting fuel for the next ...