Liquid-fueled molten-salt reactors, another new type, could increase waste volume too. In these designs, fuel and coolant are ...

North Dakota lawmakers are studying radioactive waste storage as the state considers nuclear energy, which is a decade away.

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Utah Gov. Cox announced potential plans for a major nuclear fuel recycling facility supported by new state legislation, ...

The Republicans who dominate Utah’s politics — from the legislature to the governor’s mansion — are aggressively pursuing ...

Nuclear Waste Site in the Marshall Islands Is Cracking, Raising Fears of Radiation Exposure ...

As Japan takes the final steps toward restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s largest nuclear facility, familiar debates are resurfacing: reactor safety, seismic risk, and ...

A Rhode Island start-up is working to recycle spent nuclear fuel into long-lasting power systems for the military ...

Some 3.55 million pounds of nuclear waste is beached at San Onofre. The spent fuel held in more than 120 stainless steel canisters at the now-shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, lodged ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A new Croatian law that legalized a radioactive waste disposal center on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

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 ...

Governors would effectively be invited to compete for what the administration believes is a once-in-a-generation economic development prize in exchange for hosting the nation’s most politically and ...