Nuclear waste has become a kind of cultural shorthand for everything people fear about atomic power, from glowing green sludge to warnings that we are burdening distant descendants with our mistakes.

The U.S. government launched a new operation extracting rare materials from Cold War era nuclear waste that is likely to ...

The Environment and Public Works Committee will also consider solid waste and oceans legislation. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will vote on a host of bills this week on a wide ...

DOE picks new leader for environmental cleanup at Hanford nuclear site in WA He brings 40 years of experience at DOE sites, including in WA, ID, NY and CO He takes over as Hanford is set to enter a ...

The waste could be used for nuclear fusion, say researchers. Although nuclear fission, which powers nuclear reactors, can provide plenty of energy, it also produces potentially dangerous radioactive ...

Nuclear energy is often regarded as the cleanest power source on Earth. Unlike coal or gas, nuclear power plants don't release smoke and other contaminants into the air. They produce massive amounts ...

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 ...

Will nuclear waste travel all the way from Ontario, Canada to a site about an hour drive from Salt Lake City? An interstate panel may consider a resolution later this month on whether to allow ...

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Wednesday approved a slate of bipartisan bills spanning issues from nuclear waste recycling to plastics cleanup and diesel emissions. Most of the ...

Isotek Systems, in partnership with TerraPower Isotopes, co-created by Bill Gates, are “producing cancer treatment material ...

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 ...