The first dismantling of a commercial reactor in Japan has started, ushering in a new period of decommissioning but with the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The logo of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is shown on the podium at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Staion in Carlsbad ...

Nuclear energy is great because it doesn't produce any harmful emissions, but the waste it does produce can stick around for ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2025 — From electric cars to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, the technologies people use every day require a growing need for electricity. In theory, nuclear fusion — a ...

New concepts for advanced reactors are thriving, and boosted by new government funding, but there are serious detriments to commercial success.

For decades, the world has grappled with how to safely and permanently dispose of vast amounts of highly radioactive waste from fission reactors. Now, a bold solution has emerged that could turn this ...

Findings from research led by a team that included a former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) chairperson and experts from Stanford University suggests small modular reactors (SMRs) will ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nuclear waste and radioactive plutonium would be assessed as a fuel for reactors under a draft executive order being considered by the administration of President Donald Trump on ...