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 ...

Nuclear energy is one of the most polarizing topics when it comes to ways of generating electricity. On one hand, there are those who believe nuclear is a much better alternative to fossil fuels and ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A new report from CNBC examined the problem of nuclear waste disposal, as the Trump administration plans to ...

2011 was a scary year for nuclear reactor sites. The summer floods threatened to encroach on reactors in Nebraska and Iowa, an earthquake and a hurricane happened in quick secession to rattle and ...

Liquid-fueled molten-salt reactors, another new type, could increase waste volume too. In these designs, fuel and coolant are ...

A major cleanup breakthrough at one of the United Kingdom's most challenging nuclear sites is offering fresh optimism for the effort to tackle legacy radioactive waste. At Sellafield in Cumbria, ...

London/Washington — The Trump administration's plan to unleash a wave of small futuristic nuclear reactors to power the AI era is falling back on an age-old strategy to dispose of the highly toxic ...

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 ...

The Republicans who dominate Utah’s politics — from the legislature to the governor’s mansion — are aggressively pursuing ...

Countries are racing to build new reactors. But we've barely figured out how to clean up the old ones — and the bill is ...