The Trump administration pushes nuclear power center stage. Vermont’s congressional delegation works to help communities storing the radioactive fuel left behind.

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 Savannah River Site has a total of 51 waste tanks. Eight of those tanks have been operationally closed. (From Savannah River Site fact sheet, May 2022, U.S. Department of Energy) Around the U.S., ...

Nuclear waste. We've all heard about it, but what is it? Is it a problem without a solution? How big is the problem? And what exactly is this waste and why is it so important? New Atlas takes a look ...

When you compare it to coal, nuclear power has a reputation for being squeaky clean, but there's more to the story than you ...

According to noted stock trader Ross Givens, many investors are pouring money into nuclear energy stocks that may never ...

In late November, a California think tank facilitated discussions about how the federal government might work with communities to build a waste storage facility — this time, with the consent of those ...

Nuclear waste and a hydrogen economy may seem poles apart, but a new study by the University of Sharjah claims that spent fuel from nuclear power plants could be used to increase the efficiency of ...

The Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel held two meetings this month to discuss federal waste policy and receive an update on the decommissioning of the former Vermont Yankee ...

A Southern California Edison employee measures radiation at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station on March 10, 2020. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Around ...