West Virginia officials didn't consult anyone on their proposal to host a "Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus" for the Trump ...

As Japan takes the final steps toward restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s largest nuclear facility, familiar debates are resurfacing: reactor safety, seismic risk, and ...

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 ...

Nuclear power plants run on fuel rods filled with uranium that has a shelf life of roughly three to six years. With no central repository for nuclear waste in the U.S., the spent fuel is kept on-site ...

The Potential of a 'Nuclear Waste Resource Circulation OS' Integrating Nuclear Fusion, Transmutation, and Rare Metal ...

The revival of nuclear power is accelerating efforts to develop permanent solutions for managing highly radioactive spent fuel.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A new report from CNBC examined the problem of nuclear waste disposal, as the Trump administration plans to ...

Nearly 80 years of nuclear waste in the US is currently stranded, stuck in "temporary" storage sites without a permanent place to go. These sites are well secured, but have some drawbacks, especially ...

Nuclear energy is hot and everyone wants a piece of the action. President Donald Trump has announced his vision to quadruple America’s nuclear capacity by 2050, and 33 countries signed a declaration ...

When nuclear power is used to generate electricity, a small amount of waste is created in the process. Because nuclear fuel is dense, only a small amount is needed to produce massive amounts of ...