For the first time in decades, the United States is taking serious steps to rebuild its nuclear energy capacity. Recent ...

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San Onofre’s nuclear waste may be one step closer to being relocated, but at least one of the storage canisters containing spent fuel rods appears to be damaged.

As we approach a decision on whether Wayne Disposal will be permitted to expand and dispose of nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project in Buffalo, New York, residents near the dump site are ...

This could prove to be a pivotal achievement in the advancement of nuclear technologies, not only in Utah but in the United States and globally. Nuclear waste as an issue There was a time when the ...

The San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant, which was shut down 12 years ago, remains a focal point of nuclear waste storage concerns as 123 canisters of spent nuclear fuel are stored underground near the ...

South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission approved on Thursday the first dismantlement of a nuclear power plant in the country, the Kori-1, which was permanently shut down in 2017 after ...

A hidden fortress under construction in Iran may potentially be housing any uranium stockpiles that Tehran managed to smuggle out before the US bombed its nuclear sites.

As some communities in far northwest Colorado discuss hosting a temporary nuclear waste storage facility, western leaders are reaffirming they want a say.

(The Center Square) – The U.S.’s only nuclear waste disposal site equipped to handle transuranic materials is facing up to $14.2 million in maintenance and repair costs, with more than half of ...

(The Center Square) – The U.S.’s only nuclear waste disposal site equipped to handle transuranic materials is facing up to $14.2 million in maintenance and repair costs, with more than half of its ...