There are over 100 nuclear waste storage sites across the U.S., most located near nuclear plants such as those in Hanford, ...

"The same goes for the legal or financial responsibility." Officials spark backlash with concerning plan for nuclear waste: ...

A team of researchers has initiated a deep drilling project underneath a mountain in ...

Virginia-based Jefferson Lab is leading a project to transform nuclear waste into usable electricity while also drastically reducing its radioactive life.

A multimillion-dollar government project is betting that particle accelerators can "burn" through the world's most dangerous ...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved its first construction permit for a commercial nuclear reactor ...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved its first construction permit for a commercial nuclear reactor in eight years, one that will allow ...

Explore the debate on why Should Saudi Arabia Have Nuclear Bombs but not Iran, examining security and regional power dynamics ...

Nuclear power is on the rise around the world, but with it comes an extremely pressing question: where will all of the radioactive waste be stored? For Japan, one answer may lie in literally the most ...

Japan is looking into using a remote deserted Pacific island nearly 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) from Tokyo as a site for ...

For nuclear boosters, it shows that atomic energy still has a future in Japan. For critics, it marks the unwelcome revival of ...