Nuclear energy isn't exactly clean, with nuclear waste never exactly going away. But this inventive new process might help ...

Sir, – Every few weeks, you give space to people who promote small modular reactors (SMRs) as a nuclear power option for Ireland. Yesterday, Denis Duff confidently stated SMRs “supply the most ...

The problem of nuclear reactor waste will have to be resolved as nuclear energy becomes more frequently adopted as the world's source of power. No one is pro nuclear waste. Simply, nuclear waste is a ...

The European Commission will promote underground storage as the safest option for storing nuclear waste, according to a leaked proposal which has already irked environmentalists. The draft directive ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nuclear energy offers several advantages: It's clean, powerful and relatively cheap. But it also yields hazardous waste, a fact that terrifies a public haunted by memories of ...

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 ...

President George W. Bush offered federal backing for nuclear waste management alternatives, but over the years the policy has meandered and had few incentives to lure companies, said Steven Kraft, ...

As Japan takes the final steps toward restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s largest nuclear facility, familiar debates are resurfacing: reactor safety, seismic risk, and ...

The Republicans who dominate Utah’s politics — from the legislature to the governor’s mansion — are aggressively pursuing ...

The nuclear waste problem may explode once again ...

America is to build a huge nuclear waste dump 1,000 feet under a mountain in Nevada, despite local objections, after the US Senate sided with President Bush. Fifteen Democrats crossed the Senate floor ...