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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Used nuclear fuel could transform how the United States manages its nuclear waste, fuels its next-generation reactors, and ...

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 ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego. It's Jade Hindman. On today's show , we'll tell you about plans for San Onofre spent nuclear waste. This is KPBS Midday Edition. Connecting our communities through ...

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