Okuma is the closest town to the three nuclear reactors that melted down at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant on March 11, 2011. On that day, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami destroyed the ...

The U.S. Department of Energy is betting $40 million that scientists can shrink the danger window of spent nuclear fuel from ...

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DOE Flips Nuclear Waste Debate Upside Down Because 100,000-Year Risk Falls to 300 ...

Britain’s failed nuclear ambitions have left UK households paying 40pc more for power than the French, a new study has shown.

Experts are wary of a new government initiative pushing for nuclear power in Saskatchewan, raising concerns among environmental experts.

Wisconsin lawmakers are advancing a bipartisan proposal aimed at expanding nuclear power in the state, which could strengthen ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul says a new nuclear power plant would help the state meet rising electricity demand. Residents are worried ...

Reopening the Indian Point nuclear power plant could drive down electricity costs in New York, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris ...

Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority has declared that the site of the country's first nuclear reactor is no ...

The Chinese Academy of Sciences is on track to launch the world's first industrial-scale Accelerator-driven subcritical ...

Nuclear power is on the rise around the world, but with it comes an extremely pressing question: where will all of the radioactive waste be stored? For Japan, one answer may lie in literally the most ...