Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station with electricity pylons, Ohio. Getty Images. Last week, the Ohio General Assembly sent a bill to Gov. Mike DeWine designating nuclear power as “green energy.” Those ...

The U.S. government launched a new operation extracting rare materials from Cold War era nuclear waste that is likely to ...

The years-long process for regulators to decide whether a proposed nuclear waste storage site gets the green light has begun.

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HANFORD, Wash. – The Department of Energy has officially approved the opening of the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (or DFLAW) program at the Hanford Vitrification Plant, set to begin on October 15, ...

It is common for nuclear engineers to be concerned with the disposition of nuclear waste. After all, the United States alone currently has about 90,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel stored in ...

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 ...

The Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant in Monticello, Minnesota. Used nuclear fuel rods are seen by some as a potential energy source in North Dakota. (Photo provided by Xcel Energy) The North Dakota ...

Last week, the Ohio General Assembly sent a bill to Gov. Mike DeWine designating nuclear power as “green energy.” Those who follow energy policy at the Statehouse should not find this particularly ...

Nuclear waste has become a kind of cultural shorthand for everything people fear about atomic power, from glowing green sludge to warnings that we are burdening distant descendants with our mistakes.