As Japan takes the final steps toward restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s largest nuclear facility, familiar debates are resurfacing: reactor safety, seismic risk, and ...

THE earthquake and tsunami that led to the loss of all electrical power and the meltdown of reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant inevitably put nuclear energy back on the front page. It was the ...

Thorium could completely change the way nuclear power plants are built, fueled and deployed. Copenhagen Atomics is developing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A major cleanup breakthrough at one of the United Kingdom's most challenging nuclear sites is offering fresh optimism for the ...

As we continue to agonize over the fate of highly radioactive nuclear waste — and local cities throw their weight behind an effort to move San Onofre’s to higher ground on Camp Pendleton — we’d like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A new report from CNBC examined the problem of nuclear waste disposal, as the Trump administration plans to ...

Nuclear waste and a hydrogen economy may seem poles apart, but a new study by the University of Sharjah claims that spent fuel from nuclear power plants could be used to increase the efficiency of ...

Nuclear energy is one of the most polarizing topics when it comes to ways of generating electricity. On one hand, there are those who believe nuclear is a much better alternative to fossil fuels and ...

Nuclear power plants run on fuel rods filled with uranium that has a shelf life of roughly three to six years. With no central repository for nuclear waste in the U.S., the spent fuel is kept on-site ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Curio®, a leader in advanced nuclear recycling technologies, applauds the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) announcement that it has signed Memoranda of Understanding ...