Nuclear power is making a comeback worldwide, but finding permanent storage sites for spent fuel is a huge challenge.

LUSBY, Md. — Steam drifts above two steel-lined concrete domes at Calvert Cliffs, a 50-year-old landmark for carbon-free energy perched along the Chesapeake Bay. Those two domes, along with an ...

Speaking in the East Room of the White House where he posthumously honoured US service members with the US Medal of Honor, ...

From the outside, it looks almost too unassuming: a perfect concrete disk, 377 feet (115) meters) wide, rising from the white sand. Locals from the Marshall Islands call it “The Tomb.” In fact, it’s a ...

The war in the Middle East has spiraled further as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran, while Tehran and its allies hit back.

If America is to achieve its 80% reduction goal in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, nuclear energy needs to be part of the solution ...

There are over 100 nuclear waste storage sites across the U.S., most located near nuclear plants such as those in Hanford, ...

Russia and China can black out military satellites in seconds. A Latvian startup says nuclear-waste generators using 5x less fuel could keep satellites—and lunar bases—running.

Nuclear power is on the rise around the world, but with it comes an extremely pressing question: where will all of the radioactive waste be stored? For Japan, one answer may lie in literally the most ...

A multimillion-dollar government project is betting that particle accelerators can "burn" through the world's most dangerous ...

Nuclear energy is hot and everyone wants a piece of the action. President Donald Trump has announced his vision to quadruple America’s nuclear capacity by 2050, and 33 countries signed a declaration ...