State officials aren't convinced DOE's plan would result in more Hanford site waste treated for disposal.

This story was reported as part of The New York Times Local Investigations Fellowship and is republished here with permission. After years of missed deadlines, New Mexico is demanding that the Energy ...

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 ...

The problem of nuclear reactor waste will have to be resolved as nuclear energy becomes more frequently adopted as the world’s source of power. No one is pro nuclear waste. Simply, nuclear waste is a ...

If you want to hide something, there are few places more suitable than a fjord deep in the Arctic. Even more so if that ...

The development and use of nuclear technology, which began in the early 1940s, has produced a substantial inventory of radioactive waste— material with no current or currently known future use. The ...

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 ...

The debate is between those who see a path to making nuclear waste clean again and those who advocate a more cautious approach. An ancient Greek saying warns us that “there is no such thing as a free ...

Finland is preparing to clear one of the final regulatory hurdles for what is ...

Expanded international patent portfolio supports commercialization of integrated storage, transportation and disposal solutions ...