ST. LOUIS — After years of reporting the radioactive waste in the St. Louis region, we go back to where it all began. "Back in World War II, there was an arms race between the United States and ...

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 ...

The rise of a new generation of radiotherapies means we will soon need much greater quantities of radioactive atoms. That's ...

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 ...

With growing interest in nuclear power, handling waste should be part of the deal. Today, nuclear energy enjoys a rare moment ...

Nuclear waste remains a major environmental hazard due to its long-lasting radioactivity, which can persist for thousands of years. However, new research by University of Sharjah scientists, published ...

London/Washington — The Trump administration's plan to unleash a wave of small futuristic nuclear reactors to power the AI era is falling back on an age-old strategy to dispose of the highly toxic ...

In response to the announcement of a waiver of the 1995 Settlement Agreement (which protects the Snake River Plain Aquifer and forbids the import of commercial nuclear waste to Idaho), the Snake River ...

A remote nuclear waste site in the Pacific Ocean is drawing renewed attention after visible cracks appeared in the structure designed to contain radioactive debris from Cold War–era nuclear tests. The ...

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