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Thousands of tons of nuclear waste that will be dangerously radioactive for tens of thousands of years are piling up at 131 power plants and research labs across the US. Federal law requires that it ...

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on June 18 rejected challenges to a nuclear waste storage site near Texas’ border with New Mexico, a win for the federal government in a decadeslong struggle over what ...

The federal government has a fund of $44.3 billion earmarked for spending on a permanent nuclear waste disposal facility in the United States. It began collecting money from energy customers for the ...

NYE COUNTY, NV — In a vote of 340-72, the House voted Thursday to revive a plan to create a nuclear waste dump at Nevada's Yucca Mountain, about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas in Nye County. It's a ...

During the campaign, Barack Obama took a stand against the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. That boosted his appeal in Nevada, where the facility is located. Most residents -- particularly ...

The Energy Department has been required for decades to find a final storage site for radioactive spent fuel. Some of that ...

Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español. As he traditionally does around this time every year, Brian Greenspun is turning over his Where I Stand column to others. Today’s guest is Judy ...

The recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals regarding the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository was a major victory for both Aiken County and the Constitution. Whether this decision will jump ...