The question of how to handle spent fuel has plagued lawmakers since a planned permanent disposal site in Nevada’s Yucca Mountain lost political support. A legal brawl over where to temporarily store ...

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz celebrated the official opening of a new central hazardous waste storage facility with a small ceremony at Germersheim Army Depot, Dec. 12.

US nuclear waste policy is at a critical turning point. Mired in decades of disappointments and shortcomings, the monkey on nuclear power’s back is just weeks away from being freed—or being strapped ...

Nuclear power is key to the United States’ plans to satisfy the nation’s growing energy needs. But there’s an unresolved problem: the waste it produces. Despite plans for an ambitious new generation ...

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 ...

Texas claims the Nuclear Regulatory Commission lacks authority to approve plans. Like a radioactive hot potato, a solution to America's growing stockpile of nuclear waste keeps getting passed around.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Wednesday, readers! The Supreme Court heard arguments over a dispute on storing nuclear waste in Texas. In today’s Daily on Energy, we break down what ...

Despite growing support for nuclear energy and significant government investment, the U.S. grapples with the dilemma of managing highly radioactive nuclear waste. Proposed solutions include ...

The only permanent nuclear waste storage site in the country, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, has federal approval to add two new underground storage areas. The Waste Isolation Pilot ...