The federal government will begin the long-awaited cleanup of a nuclear waste dump outside Apollo in Armstrong County.

New Mexico environment officials on Thursday issued new requirements for the federal government’s operation of the nation’s ...

The federal government has a fund of $44.3 billion earmarked for spending on a permanent nuclear waste disposal facility in the United States. It began collecting money from energy customers for the ...

Hundreds of 55-gallon drums filled with low-level radioactive waste have sat buried or stored at a site in western ...

To residents, cleanup at a Parks Township nuclear waste dump will look like a few trucks leaving the site every week, said Nicholas Melina, Commander of the Pittsburgh District of the Army Corps of ...

The Department of Energy will likely work with Congress to revise federal statute stipulating where nuclear waste should be ...

Construction of Onkalo -- which means "cave" in Finnish -- began on the west coast in 2004. It sits on the secluded island of Olkiluoto, in a dense wooded area. The closest town is Eurajoki, about 9 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Indian journalist and social commentator Kavya Karnatac has revealed the devastating health consequences facing communities in one ...

Japan assured responsible disposal of waste, risk assessment, and respecting community input, as it responded to Sen. Will ...

But operational safety isn’t the only aspect of nuclear power underestimated in the public eye. Contrary to what “The ...