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WASHINGTON — The shadow of the long-stalled proposed nuclear waste facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, loomed over Supreme Court proceedings Wednesday as the justices weighed a dispute over the ...

Nuclear power is key to the United States’ plans to satisfy the nation’s growing energy needs. But there’s an unresolved problem: the waste it produces. Despite plans for an ambitious new generation ...

The only permanent nuclear waste storage site in the country, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, has federal approval to add two new underground storage areas. The Waste Isolation Pilot ...

Researchers have uncovered a potential game-changer in nuclear waste storage: a novel glass-ceramic composite with promising properties. This innovative material shows potential for enhancing the ...

Texas claims the Nuclear Regulatory Commission lacks authority to approve plans. Like a radioactive hot potato, a solution to America's growing stockpile of nuclear waste keeps getting passed around.

Nuclear waste. We've all heard about it, but what is it? Is it a problem without a solution? How big is the problem? And what exactly is this waste and why is it so important? New Atlas takes a look ...

A sign warning of radioactive materials is seen on a fence around a nuclear reactor containment building on April 26, 2021, a few days before it stopped generating electricity at Indian Point Energy ...

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 ...