As countries across the world experience a resurgence in nuclear energy projects, the questions of where and how to dispose of nuclear waste remain as politically fraught as ever. The United States, ...

Another Chernobyl situation is unlikely to happen, experts said. The destruction of uranium enrichment sites that support Iran's nuclear program would not likely have severe environmental consequences ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a bold step toward sustainable nuclear waste management, Finland is poised to become the first nation to bury spent nuclear ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — For much of the 20th century, a sprawling complex in the desert of southeastern Washington state turned out most of the plutonium used in the nation’s nuclear arsenal, from the first atomic ...

The demolition of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is well underway. But what will happen to its radioactive waste sitting on the coastline? KPBS environment reporter Tammy Murga says San ...

Groundbreaking Event officially kicks off deep borehole demonstration program, the first full-scale, at depth test of ...

Will nuclear waste travel all the way from Ontario, Canada to a site about an hour drive from Salt Lake City? An interstate panel may consider a resolution later this month on whether to allow ...

The core module being lowered at China's Linglong One, the world's first commercial SMR, installed in 2023 in Changjiang, China. Holtec International has shuttered their plans to store nuclear waste ...

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