Nuclear energy is at least a decade away from coming to North Dakota, but the lawmakers studying its feasibility are already ...

The Trump Administration has begun pushing for the expansion of U.S. nuclear power, driven in part by the growing electricity demands of AI data centers. The White House has framed the initiative as ...

A private company that designs and manufactures parts for nuclear reactors has abandoned a project in New Mexico that sought to store nuclear waste from commercial power plants for an unspecified ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — A private energy company is abandoning a proposal to store nuclear waste at a site in southeastern New Mexico. Holtec International described an “untenable path forward for used fuel ...

The Republicans who dominate Utah’s politics — from the legislature to the governor’s mansion — are aggressively pursuing ...

"Believe me, nuclear [energy] is a very big part of our future." Officials spark backlash with controversial decision ...

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 ...

Lawmakers will consider draft legislation this week that would allow manufacturers of “advanced nuclear reactors” to store high-level radioactive waste at their Wyoming facilities. It would be the ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A private energy company is abandoning a proposal to store nuclear waste at a site in southeastern New Mexico. Holtec International described an “untenable path forward for used ...

One of the most formidable obstacles to exploiting the full potential of nuclear energy is the long-term disposal of highly radioactive waste that is generated by the burning of fuel in nuclear ...

A rendering of Holtec International’s proposed nuclear waste storage site, which the company announced this week won’t happen in New Mexico. (Courtesy of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission) A company ...