Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock The Cigéo project in Bure, France, has received a technical opinion on its safety conditions from the Nuclear ...

Nuclear waste has become a kind of cultural shorthand for everything people fear about atomic power, from glowing green sludge to warnings that we are burdening distant descendants with our mistakes.

Nuclear waste remains a major environmental hazard due to its long-lasting radioactivity, which can persist for thousands of years. However, new research by University of Sharjah scientists, published ...

Nuclear energy is one of the most polarizing topics when it comes to ways of generating electricity. On one hand, there are those who believe nuclear is a much better alternative to fossil fuels and ...

To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo The Trump administration aims to quadruple the current nuclear energy output over the next 25 ...

This thunderclap — so obvious, yet so elusive — comes in a new bipartisan plan penned by an esteemed group of nuclear experts, including Allison Macfarlane, erstwhile chair of the U.S. Nuclear ...

Researchers review methods that repurpose nuclear waste to generate hydrogen, aiming to lower storage needs and support cleaner energy production. Hydrogen is currently recognized as a promising clean ...

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 ...