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

The world-first facility for permanently disposing spent nuclear fuel is set to begin operations in Finland after decades of ...

A subterranean storage facility is in the works to accommodate nuclear waste from the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station by Lake Huron. Plans are currently under federal review. The problem is that the ...

Nuclear power plants are used primarily to generate electricity, and while they're often thought of as a cleaner energy source, there is a drawback. These power plants produce waste. This waste is ...

Tennessee is home to a multibillion-dollar private nuclear industry and the headquarters for the nation's largest public ...

Onkalo is the world's first facility for permanently disposing radioactive spent nuclear fuel. It is expected to operate ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A truck delivers a container to the low-level waste vaults at the Dounreay nuclear site in Dounreay, Scotland, Britain November 25 ...