The first 7.5-ton container of radioactive waste turned into a stable glass form was carefully set on the bottom of a vast ...

"There's no good option, but it's important to find the least bad option." ...

The world’s first commercial-ready deep borehole nuclear waste disposal solution is inching closer to ...

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

A Washington-based company has successfully validated its borehole technology for safe disposal of high-level ...

Finland’s Onkalo repository is nearing approval as the world’s first permanent underground nuclear waste storage site, ...

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a nuclear regulatory bill on Wednesday that she says will effectively lift a 40-year moratorium on ...

Geological disposal, optimized materials and greater use of digital tools to enhance communication with stakeholders are among the innovations the nuclear industry is developing to address outstanding ...

Energy Capital Partners' deal for EnergySolutions is the second time the firm has acquired the nuclear waste handler.

The $1.2 billion project could soon become operational, with authorities expected to grant a license within months.

Attorneys for Wayne County and local communities argued in a lawsuit that shipments of radioactive waste to Wayne Disposal ...