Japan has restarted its largest nuclear power plant to meet energy demands. However, the nation faces a critical challenge: a ...

Residents say rare cancers around Coldwater Creek aren’t a coincidence.

As we continue to agonize over the fate of highly radioactive nuclear waste — and local cities throw their weight behind an effort to move San Onofre’s to higher ground on Camp Pendleton — we’d like ...

Radioactive waste and contamination, like that created during the Manhattan Project’s launch of the world’s first nuclear weapons program in 1942, is scattered across dozens of production and research ...

Lawmakers worry the nation's permanent nuclear waste problem remains unaddressed as bills for new development pick up speed.

On April 6, California lawmakers killed a bill that would have permitted small nuclear fission power plants — AKA microreactors — to proliferate across the state. On Monday, the state Assembly ...

The first dismantling of a commercial reactor in Japan has started, ushering in a new period of decommissioning but with the same problem that has plagued the nuclear power industry for years.

For decades, the world has grappled with how to safely and permanently dispose of vast amounts of highly radioactive waste from fission reactors. Now, a bold solution has emerged that could turn this ...

Nuclear power may be the answer to our energy problems, but if that's true, why are we tossing out the fuel rods when they still have some life?

The debate is between those who see a path to making nuclear waste clean again and those who advocate a more cautious approach. An ancient Greek saying warns us that “there is no such thing as a free ...

When nuclear power is used to generate electricity, a small amount of waste is created in the process. Because nuclear fuel is dense, only a small amount is needed to produce massive amounts of ...