The latest flashpoint, which hits the Supreme Court on Wednesday, involves a proposed storage site in West Texas. ...

Scientists use light-emitting crystals and solar panels to turn the latent energy in nuclear waste into microbatteries.

The team tested the battery prototype with cesium-137 and cobalt-60, common radioactive byproducts of nuclear reactors. Using ...

Federal officials have backtracked on plans to cancel a lease for office space in New Mexico where dozens of U.S. Department ...

Eversource says costs at the plants do not affect its current electric rates, and ratepayers haven’t been paying for expenses ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday debated how to dispose of the nation’s nuclear waste as Texas tried to convince the justices ...

The Supreme Court will decide a high-stakes dispute over the storage of highly toxic nuclear waste at privately run U.S.

The Supreme Court will consider a dispute over the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's license allowing thousands of metric ...

Minnesota lawmakers are once again debating whether the state should lift a three-decade ban on new nuclear power plants in the state as a way to work toward a clean energy future.

The case examines whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the authority to grant a license to Interim Storage Partners, ...

The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday over whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the authority to license ...

Tons of radioactive refuse go into temporary storage every year, and new efforts to store nuclear waste away from reactor ...