Nuclear waste has become a kind of cultural shorthand for everything people fear about atomic power, from glowing green sludge to warnings that we are burdening distant descendants with our mistakes.

Nuclear power’s dirtiest secret is not how the fuel is made, but where it ends up sitting for decades: in crowded pools of ...

How UNLV radiochemistry is pioneering the future of energy in the Southwest by salvaging strategic materials from nuclear dumps – and making it safe. The world has been enriching uranium for many ...

A growing number of countries are planning a permanent solution to the issue of radioactive waste by burying it deep ...

Handled correctly, the nuclear waste problem can move from political liability to one of the strongest enablers of energy success.

The Trump administration pushes nuclear power center stage. Vermont’s congressional delegation works to help communities storing the radioactive fuel left behind.

Dry canister storage at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. (File photo courtesy of Southern California Edison) Southern California Edison recently unveiled thousands of new images from inside ...

Nuclear power is among the cleanest energy sources on Earth, but the materials that fuel it can degrade during operation. A new international study may unlock safer, longer-lasting fuel for the next ...

The demolition of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is well underway. But what will happen to its radioactive waste sitting on the coastline? KPBS environment reporter Tammy Murga says San ...