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 ...

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 ...

New designs mean new strategies for managing spent fuel. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You ...

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.

OLKILUOTO, Finland (AP) — With the push of a button, the elevator descends hundreds of meters in seconds into the dark depths of Onkalo. “We are now at about minus 430 meters (1,411 feet),” muttered ...

OLKILUOTO, Finland (AP) — With the push of a button, the elevator descends hundreds of meters in seconds into the dark depths of Onkalo. “We are now at about minus 430 meters (1,411 feet),” muttered ...

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN assistant editor Fionna Samuels about the use of vitrification to safely store nuclear waste at a former weapons site in ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah. The Republicans who dominate Utah’s politics — from the legislature to the ...