Thorium reactors have long been proposed as a cleaner, safer alternative to conventional nuclear energy, and now a new Russian study has added another potential benefit to the mix. Scientists from ...

The nuclear industry’s push for the next generation of reactors is spurring a renewed look at reusing nuclear waste as reactor fuel, rather than burying it. The nuclear industry’s push for the next ...

The claim in an Aug. 1 commentary in the News Tribune that on-site storage of nuclear waste is our only viable solution missed an opportunity to highlight other solutions that have been ignored. The ...

Fast neutron reactors can increase efficiency of nuclear energy and shrink the environmental footprint of radioactive waste. Several countries are looking to these innovative reactors to help ensure a ...

I was taking out the trash and recycling the other day, and as I was dumping things into the cans-and-bottles bin and the paper-and-cardboard bin, I started thinking about radioactive waste. Because ...

Nuclear waste. We've all heard about it, but what is it? Is it a problem without a solution? How big is the problem? And what exactly is this waste and why is it so important? New Atlas takes a look ...

Although the USS Enterprise now rests dormant after the completed defueling of the aircraft carrier's nuclear reactors, the Navy has not yet decided if the vessel's metal remains will be towed to the ...

It has successfully achieved the first-ever conversion of thorium into uranium fuel within a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor ...