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 ...

Advanced nuclear energy can, and should, play a major role in meeting the societal goal of 100% clean energy by mid-century. Advanced nuclear energy would complement other energy sources like wind and ...

DOE was required by the legally binding Tri-Party Agreement to decide by Dec. 31 where to grout some of its low-activity ...

EnergySolutions' plans to dispose of low-level radioactive waste from Canada in Tooele County have gotten an initial OK, though the approval process isn't over.

An innovative effort to redefine nuclear waste management in the European Union has been launched. The "MaLaR – Novel 2D-3D Materials for Lanthanide Recovery from Nuclear Waste" project will use novel ...

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

The Department of Energy Tuesday announced incentive payments of $89 million to five contractors working at the Hanford nuclear site in fiscal 2025. All earned at least 90% of the maximum possible ...

Missouri lawmakers formed a new committee to document the effects of radioactive waste in the St. Louis region and other Missouri sites and to search for policy solutions. Missouri lawmakers held an ...

Memo to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: We can imagine how excited you must be to star in “Honey, I Shrunk the Government!” We suspect you’d frown upon the idea of a brand new agency, sprouting like a ...