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 ...
The two nuclear reactors at FPL Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Homestead, Florida. (D.A. Varela/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON ...
A proposal to store spent nuclear fuel at a West Texas site along the southeast New Mexico border was dealt another blow in federal court last week as officials sought to reinstate a vacated license ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rendering of Holtec International’s proposed nuclear waste storage site, which the company announced this week won’t happen in ...
Biden administration appeals lower court ruling Nuclear waste storage facility planned for Texas U.S. agency sued by Texas, New Mexico, oil interests Oct 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a ruling by a federal appeals court Thursday, clearing the way for plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at a facility in West Texas. The 6-3 vote ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving nuclear waste storage plans in rural Texas and New Mexico. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent agency that regulates ...