Last month, a federal court ruling reversed a 2023 ruling in favor of the “Save the Hudson” law, which banned any dumping of radioactive waste into waterways. Federal law preempts such state-level ...

The Runit Dome, aka "The Tomb", soon after it was built in 1980. (Public Domain) A gaping hole was left on a small island in ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first capsules of high-level radioactive waste have been removed from a water-filled pool at the Hanford nuclear site to ...

An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has praised progress made by Poland in safely managing its radioactive ...

Radioactive material supports many activities that improve lives around the world. Only a limited number of specialized facilities produce these materials, so safe and secure tran ...

One of the highest-risk components of nuclear waste is iodine-129 (I-129), which stays radioactive for millions of years and accumulates in human thyroids when ingested. In the U.S., nuclear waste ...

The Department of Energy on Wednesday signed the paperwork needed to allow radioactive waste to be pumped into the Hanford nuclear site’s vitrification plant 23 years after construction began, said ...

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts found that Poland is making progress in safely managing its radioactive waste and spent fuel management activities, an essential part of ...