While nuclear power has the potential to help cut humanity’s addiction to fossil fuels, scientists are still working on how to deal with its radioactive leftovers. The Thomas Jefferson National ...

U.S. scientists are developing an innovation that could reduce nuclear waste storage time by 99.7%, transmuting long-lived radioactive materials into shorter-lived isotopes. The Jefferson Lab project, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: It’s a new era for nuclear energy. As the looming threat of climate change darkens over the horizon, countries around the world are re-investing in ...

FILE - Construction vehicles are parked at the site of Lynas' rare earths plant in Gebeng, eastern Malaysia, on April 19, 2012. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government renewed Australian ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government renewed Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths' operating license for 10 years but will require it to stop producing radioactive waste by 2031. The ...

An Ohio bill, SB 294, proposes classifying nuclear power and natural gas as "clean" energies. Opponents argue nuclear power is not clean due to the long-term challenges of storing radioactive waste.

Detroit — Tons of waste from Manhattan Project cleanup sites will continue to be shipped to a western Wayne County landfill unless a circuit court judge acts to stop or limit it, attorneys ...

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is aiming to achieve 100% waste segregation at source by January 2027, according to a submission made by the civic body to the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

Giant federal nuclear research complex in New Mexico with a legacy of WW2 and Cold War bomb component production faces new state enforcement for delayed action to radioactive and chemical waste ...

A decommissioned nuclear plant in Michigan is set to restart for the first time in U.S. history, alongside plans for new small modular reactors on the same site. The projects are backed by billions in ...

Nuclear waste sits in temporary storage for 100,000 years, but Jefferson Lab’s particle accelerators slash that to just 300 years while generating electricity. This isn’t theoretical physics-it’s a $8 ...