Spent Nuclear Fuel

The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste in the U.S. will continue, probably for many years to come

Smaller powers no longer trust Washington's promises.

China wants to project naval power farther from Asia and closer to North America than ever before. A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier could make that possible.

With electricity demand rising, especially to power data centers and electric vehicles, some nuclear plants could also become candidates for reopening.

Clean energy can sometimes be made with dirty supply chains or result in environmental harms. Should we keep using the term?

A drone almost the size of a slice of bread is Japan's newest hope to get clearer footage of one of the reactors inside the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi...

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says nuclear fusion is a pioneering technology and the Biden administration wants to harness it as part of the transition to clean energy

A new study underscores an enduring nuclear legacy as Japan releases wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific.

Japanese officials plan to start releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday, 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami caused the ...

In Japan, plans to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant have fishing communities and neighboring countries sounding alarms. But in this case, the fear doesn't match the facts.

Ukraine and Russia are accusing each other of planning to attack one of the world's largest nuclear power plants. But neither side provided evidence to support their claims of an imminent thr…

The announcement follows a statement from owner Yevgeny Prigozhin accusing Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of ordering a rocket strike on Wagner's field camps in the Ukraine where its soldier are fighting on behalf of Russia against Ukranian forces.

The announcement follows a statement from Wagner owner Yevgeny Prigozhin accusing Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of ordering a rocket strike on Wagner's field camps in Ukraine.

Supporters of the plan say the releases are no different than those made when Indian Point was producing power and that the concentration of tritium has been far below federal standards.

The destruction of a hydroelectric dam last week unleashed a flood and threatened the water supply needed to cool the battle-scarred Zaporizhzhia plant.

Ukrainian nuclear plant workers are scrambling to secure water to prevent overheating after flooding from the collapse of a nearby damn depleted its water supply. Water levels in the Kakhova Reserv…

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Germany began winding down its three remaining nuclear power plants Saturday as part of a long-planned transition toward renewable energy, drawing cheers...

Atomic power netted nearly $7 billion from recent legislation, but experts say far more is needed to compete with Russia and bolster a costly but vital alternative to fossil fuels.