Onkalo is the world's first facility for permanently disposing radioactive spent nuclear fuel. It is expected to operate ...
The first 7.5-ton container of radioactive waste turned into a stable glass form was carefully set on the bottom of a vast ...
Liquid-fueled molten-salt reactors, another new type, could increase waste volume too. In these designs, fuel and coolant are ...
Roughly half of US states responded to the Department of Energy’s effort to gauge their interest in hosting “nuclear ...
Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a nuclear regulatory bill on Wednesday that she says will effectively lift a 40-year moratorium on ...
A Washington-based company has successfully validated its borehole technology for safe disposal of high-level ...
The spent nuclear fuel canisters are closely monitored using external sensors, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Energy Capital Partners' deal for EnergySolutions is the second time the firm has acquired the nuclear waste handler.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) signed legislation Wednesday ending a decades-old barrier to building new nuclear power plants as ...