Nuclear energy isn't exactly clean, with nuclear waste never exactly going away. But this inventive new process might help ...

Liquid-fueled molten-salt reactors, another new type, could increase waste volume too. In these designs, fuel and coolant are ...

Tennessee is home to a multibillion-dollar private nuclear industry and the headquarters for the nation's largest public ...

An IAEA ARTEMIS mission has praised Poland’s national programme for radioactive waste and spent fuel management.

The spent nuclear fuel canisters are closely monitored using external sensors, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Russia put into operation its first near-surface final nuclear waste repository for solid low- and intermediate-level ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Chornobyl nuclear power plant is slowly but surely moving towards a safer future. The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of ...

Recent reports of Japan exploring the feasibility of using the remote Pacific island of Minamitorishima as a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste have raised concern at home and abroad ...

The process remains on track to be completed in October.

Some participating residents expressed concerns about the possibility of the facility damaging the environment and causing ...