A self-taught expert, he spent decades working in both nonprofits and the government to expose problems in the production of ...

Some see the high court’s decision in case against the state of Texas as a promising sign, but significant hurdles remain.

The Supreme Court on June 18 rejected challenges to a nuclear waste storage site on the Texas-New Mexico border.

A law passed in 1982 was supposed to have created a permanent dumping ground for nuclear power plant waste − considered dangerous for thousands of years after its produced.

A partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania nearly 50 years ago pushed Gene Stilp into a life of activism, ...

Meanwhile, nuclear reactors continue to provide almost 20% of U.S. electricity and produce about 2,000 metric tons of waste each year. As additional plants become available to meet the demands of ...

As part of a legal settlement earlier this month, Southern California Edison, which is the majority owner of the shuttered nuclear power plant, promised to make a good-faith effort to find a safer ...

The decision is the latest chapter in the decadeslong battle over what to do with the waste generated by the nation's nuclear ...

So far the 103 operating nuclear reactors in the United States have generated an estimated 45,000 tons of waste that is expected to remain radioactive for more than 200,000 years.

The Oklo design is for a small plant providing up to 1.5 megawatts of electricity — enough to power about 1,000 homes — which operates like a long-lasting battery, without the need for a team ...

Assistant Energy Secretary Kathryn Huff visited Waterford on Tuesday to discuss the federal plan for storing nuclear waste from Millstone Nuclear Power Station and other power stations across the U.S.

After operating for decades, the Millstone nuclear power plant is seeking “final closure” of three hazardous waste storage and management units in Waterford. Dominion Energy, which owns ...