Japan has resumed operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant to help the country meet huge electricity demands ...

In addition to Utah, Tennessee, South Carolina and Nebraska have also stepped forward, willing to do all of the above.

As we continue to agonize over the fate of highly radioactive nuclear waste — and local cities throw their weight behind an effort to move San Onofre’s to higher ground on Camp Pendleton — we’d like ...

Residents say rare cancers around Coldwater Creek aren’t a coincidence.

On April 6, California lawmakers killed a bill that would have permitted small nuclear fission power plants — AKA microreactors — to proliferate across the state. On Monday, the state Assembly ...

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 ...

For decades, the world has grappled with how to safely and permanently dispose of vast amounts of highly radioactive waste from fission reactors. Now, a bold solution has emerged that could turn this ...

State officials aren't convinced DOE's plan would result in more Hanford site waste treated for disposal.

Lawmakers worry the nation's permanent nuclear waste problem remains unaddressed as bills for new development pick up speed.

After decades of delays, workers at the Hanford nuclear site this October finally began treatment of the 56 million gallons of radioactive waste leftover from the manufacturing of the U.S. nuclear ...

Despite nuclear power’s unmatched ability to produce reliable, carbon-free energy at scale, it is often dismissed by clean energy advocates in favor of renewable resources like wind and solar. Cost ...