A new think tank assessment argues that economics, proliferation concerns, and waste management barriers have shifted enough ...

Nuclear power is again central to America’s energy conversation. Small modular reactors (SMRs), advanced reactor designs, and the potential restart of shuttered utility‑scale plants dominate headlines ...

Nuclear power is among the cleanest energy sources on Earth, but the materials that fuel it can degrade during operation. A new international study may unlock safer, longer-lasting fuel for the next ...

“Buying uranium is suspiciously easy. It shows up in a UPS truck,” says Staff Sheehan, CEO and founder of Project Omega. “You can Google it.” He’s not speaking hypothetically. He’s explaining how his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 1995 photo of the underground exploratory studies facility at Yucca Mountain. (Photo from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.) ...

In New Hampshire and across New England, nuclear energy is in the spotlight. But as plans for the region’s nuclear future are ...

Finland is weeks from licensing the world's first permanent nuclear waste repository. Here's what it means for the global ...

Understanding how these new capabilities are emerging across nuclear can help leaders position themselves for the next phase ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego. It's Jade Hindman. On today's show , we'll tell you about plans for San Onofre spent nuclear waste. This is KPBS Midday Edition. Connecting our communities through ...

One of the most formidable obstacles to exploiting the full potential of nuclear energy is the long-term disposal of highly radioactive waste that is generated by the burning of fuel in nuclear ...

The development and use of nuclear technology, which began in the early 1940s, has produced a substantial inventory of radioactive waste— material with no current or currently known future use. The ...