A Berkeley-based company has started its full-scale demonstration program for nuclear waste disposal. Deep ...

The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking states interested in housing regional hubs that could support several parts of the nuclear fuel cycle.

The administration of President Donald Trump wants to quadruple US nuclear power capacity to 400 gigawatts by 2050 as electricity demand surges for the first time in decades.

Two DOE officials, granted anonymity to speak freely, told POLITICO’s E&E News that the department’s goal is to establish a ...

The great problem with nuclear energy, hidden from the public as often as possible by the federal government and special interests, is the quantities of radioactive waste nuclear reactors produce.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rendering of Holtec International’s proposed nuclear waste storage site, which the company announced this week won’t happen in ...

In Campbell County, Wyoming, commissioners have delayed a decision on nuclear waste storage amid strong public opposition. As County17 reported, the draft resolution proposed would prevent the storage ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday restarted plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico, even as the nation is at an impasse over a permanent solution.The justices, by ...

The first step toward moving the casks to safer storage was modifying WESF’s aged ventilation system and filling six of its aged ventilation system and filling six of its contaminated hot cells with ...

Lawmakers will consider draft legislation this week that would allow manufacturers of “advanced nuclear reactors” to store high-level radioactive waste at their Wyoming facilities. It would be the ...