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

The Department of Energy is looking at a way to speed up Hanford nuclear site environmental cleanup by having some waste with low radioactive contamination from the vitrification plant turned into ...

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

The Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant was built to turn that nuclear waste into glass; it started operating in October 2025. The history of the Hanford Site and the way the stored ...

DOE Flips Nuclear Waste Debate Upside Down Because 100,000-Year Risk Falls to 300 ...

Nuclear power plants have a bad rap due to the tragic Chernobyl incident and the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California, ...

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 ...

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

Today marks 15 years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Some parts of the surrounding area are still recovering.

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill to study nuclear power in the state. The move comes as the Northwest faces potential energy shortages by 2029.

In early November, Constellation Energy proposed a further expansion of the Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center in Calvert County. But that plan, like every proposed nuclear expansion nationwide, faces ...