Nuclear waste is accumulating worldwide as permanent repositories lag behind. Bulgaria is facing rising spent-fuel stocks and limited storage, while European nations struggle with delayed disposal ...

The approval marks the first time a coalition of Western states will allow the import and storage of foreign nuclear waste.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a ruling by a federal appeals court Thursday, clearing the way for plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at a facility in West Texas. The 6-3 vote ...

A Utah company is leading a charge to take and store radioactive waste from Canada. Opponents say it’s a bad idea, and that ...

Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in a decision for a 6-3 court in the case of NRC v. Texas that neither Texas nor a land developer were parties to the commission's licensing proceeding, and therefore are ...

The great problem with nuclear energy, hidden from the public as often as possible by the federal government and special interests, is the quantities of radioactive waste nuclear reactors produce.

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Officials planned a workshop to "refine the resolution’s language." Outraged residents push back on controversial nuclear waste plan: 'The best chance we've got' first appeared on The Cool Down.

You are in danger. The Department of Energy has decided to put your health and property at risk without even telling you. DOE does this by choosing to store radioactive ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday restarted plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico, even as the nation is at an impasse over a permanent solution. The justices, ...

State lawmakers will consider draft legislation this week that would allow manufacturers of “advanced nuclear reactors” to store high-level radioactive waste at their Wyoming facilities. It would be ...

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 ...