The latest flashpoint, which hits the Supreme Court on Wednesday, involves a proposed storage site in West Texas. ...

Scientists use light-emitting crystals and solar panels to turn the latent energy in nuclear waste into microbatteries.

Capping the Repository site will see an engineered cap of aggregate and other specially-sourced materials installed over the legacy trenches and vaults when closed. This cap will permanently protect ...

The study, led by scientists at Ohio State University, demonstrates how ambient gamma radiation from nuclear waste can power microelectronics. While the current output is limited to small sensors, ...

On March 11, 2025, we remember the profound loss and resilience of the people of Japan following the Great East Japan ...

"Yucca Mountain was supposed to be the permanent solution," said Justice Neil Gorsuch during the Supreme Court hearing Wednesday.

Pulitzer-nominated author Ronald Stein stimulates conversations to enhance everyone’s energy literacy. Two decades after the term ... of their by-products has led to a great accumulation of waste in ...

A First Nation in Quebec that mounted a court challenge to plans for a nuclear-waste storage site near the Ottawa River has succeeded in forcing fresh consultations on the green-lit project ...

An Algonquin community in Quebec is declaring victory after a judge upheld part of its court challenge to a proposed radioactive waste dump ... The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission approved ...

Although nuclear energy generates less waste than many other energy sources, the main type of waste comes from highly radioactive nuclear fuel that can remain hazardous for thousands of years.

The EU has set its first ever legally binding targets for member states to cut food waste, with lawmakers agreeing on a 30% cut across retailers, restaurants, caterers and households by the end of ...