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 growing interest in nuclear power, handling waste should be part of the deal. Today, nuclear energy enjoys a rare moment ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bulgaria is making strides toward safe, permanent disposal of its nuclear waste. The country has completed construction of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Houses stand in the marsh in front of Seabrook Station nuclear power plant. (Photo by Molly Rains/New Hampshire Bulletin) In New ...

LONDON/WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s plan to unleash a wave of small futuristic nuclear reactors to power the AI era is falling back on an age-old strategy to dispose of the highly toxic ...

London/Washington — The Trump administration's plan to unleash a wave of small futuristic nuclear reactors to power the AI era is falling back on an age-old strategy to dispose of the highly toxic ...

The state of Tennessee has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of Energy arguing Oak Ridge is the premier site for a nuclear campus that would likely include radioactive waste disposal. The ...

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 ...