Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at over 100 sites in 39 states, in a range of different structures and containers. For decades, the nation has been trying to send it all ...

The bill would repeal a 1982 state law that blocks the construction of any new nuclear power plant unless voters approve it ...

The brine-laden water produced during oil and gas extraction operations in the U.S. Permian Basin poses an operational ...

Hanford Mission Integration Solutions admitted it was reimbursed for labor costs it billed to the Department of Energy for hours when workers were idle.

Mesa County is expressing interest in the U.S. Department of Energy’s request for information on potential host sites for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, which would support a range of nuclear ...

Japan has identified Minamitorishima, a remote and uninhabited coral atoll in the western Pacific, as a potential site for permanent nuclear waste disposal. The proposal marks the first time the ...

Advocates argue that smaller businesses are forced to send the identical waste materials out of state, mainly to Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas at great cost. The Senate Energy Committee passed a House ...

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 ...

California lawmakers are advancing legislation that could mark a major shift in the state’s long-standing stance on nuclear energy. The proposal would allow advanced nuclear reactors to be built in ...

The Club 20 Foundation’s newly announced “lifecycle-based” Energy Impact Analysis, as described in your Feb. 18 article, is presented as neutral and comprehensive. But the framing raises important ...

TOKYO – The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry on Tuesday asked Ogasawara Village, which is under the jurisdiction of Tokyo, for permission to conduct a literature survey on Minami-Torishima Island ...

Millard County’s ancient salt dome could be “ideal” location for storing radioactive material, per state reports.