Jeff Talbert and Christopher Joseph of Arnold & Porter discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in 'NRC v. Texas' which limits who can challenge nuclear waste storage licenses. The decision leaves ...

The revival of nuclear power is accelerating efforts to develop permanent solutions for managing highly radioactive spent fuel.

The Trump Administration has begun pushing for the expansion of U.S. nuclear power, driven in part by the growing electricity demands of AI data centers. The White House has framed the initiative as ...

Nuclear energy is having a bit of a moment, with recent interest from big tech companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta, which are pursuing nuclear energy as a sustainable and reliable source ...

Nuclear waste has become a kind of cultural shorthand for everything people fear about atomic power, from glowing green sludge to warnings that we are burdening distant descendants with our mistakes.

Texas is taking a fight over the country's nuclear waste to the Supreme Court. The issue, a Not In My Backyard dilemma involving toxic radioactive nuclear waste, has been swirling for decades. The ...

A group of hikers — most of them, at least — take in the view east from the summit of Mount Cardigan in Orange, N.H., on Aug. 20, 2020. GREG FENNELL / Valley News file Sign up for the Valley News' ...

IF IRELAND WERE to embrace nuclear power through the use of small modular reactors, the government would face “regulatory challenges” over the disposal of the waste from the units. Academics from ...

This question has long been nuclear energy’s Achilles’ heel, fueling public opposition and stifling a uniquely beneficial clean energy resource. Opponents frame nuclear waste management as a technical ...

The debate is between those who see a path to making nuclear waste clean again and those who advocate a more cautious approach. An ancient Greek saying warns us that “there is no such thing as a free ...

Nuclear energy is often regarded as the cleanest power source on Earth. Unlike coal or gas, nuclear power plants don't release smoke and other contaminants into the air. They produce massive amounts ...