The Department of Energy will take more time to make a potentially controversial decision on where radioactive liquid waste from the Hanford nuclear site’s underground tanks will be turned into a ...

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 ...

With most cargo vessels still running on dirty bunker oil, the global shipping industry is desperate to meet its CO2 reduction targets. Has it overlooked the most obvious contender — nuclear energy — ...

The waste could be used for nuclear fusion, say researchers. Although nuclear fission, which powers nuclear reactors, can provide plenty of energy, it also produces potentially dangerous radioactive ...

Nuclear energy is one of the most polarizing topics when it comes to ways of generating electricity. On one hand, there are those who believe nuclear is a much better alternative to fossil fuels and ...

Nuclear waste remains a major environmental hazard due to its long-lasting radioactivity, which can persist for thousands of years. However, new research by University of Sharjah scientists, published ...

The heat produced by the radioactive waste strikes you when you enter the storage site of Ontario Power Generation at the ...

Researchers review methods that repurpose nuclear waste to generate hydrogen, aiming to lower storage needs and support cleaner energy production. Hydrogen is currently recognized as a promising clean ...

No civilian maritime nuclear facilities have been commissioned in over four decades, but there’s been three major reports released this month on their future potential. DNV’s latest report, Maritime ...

The Arctic Ocean has long served as a vault for Cold War secrets. As polar ice recedes and new marine corridors open, the consequences of what was hidden beneath are slowly emerging. Decades of ...