Vladimir Putin's recent threats of nuclear weapon use are deeply concerning. A nuclear war would have catastrophic consequences, both short and long-term, including radiation-induced cancers. However, ...
Malmstrom AFB has been matched with Westinghouse Government Services, Buckley SFB has been paired with Radiant Industries, ...
Reusing fuel could help alleviate a worsening supply-chain issue and a threat to new nuclear technology. Efforts to stand up nuclear fuel recycling projects accelerated this month with two major ...
The U.S. Department of Energy is betting $40 million that particle accelerators can crack one of nuclear power’s oldest problems: what to do with spent fuel that stays dangerously radioactive for ...
Yellow barrels of radioactive waste lined up on shelves - Onurdongel/Getty Images Nuclear energy isn't as clean as we like to believe. The associated power plants produce small amounts of nuclear ...
Potentially jumpstarting long-paralyzed efforts to address the federal management of spent nuclear fuel (SNF), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Nov. 30 issued a request for information (RFI) ...
South Africa’s longstanding ambitions to expand its nuclear power capacity gained some ground this July, after the nation’s nuclear regulator announced it would convene a public hearing relating to a ...
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Nuclear energy is finally gaining some political momentum. While the amount of nuclear waste generated from energy operations is fairly small, many communities shun the idea of storing it themselves.