Using volcanic ash for protection against radiation exposure lessens disposal issues after eruptions and turns the waste ...

The Semipalatinsk Test Site, also called the Polygon, is lesser known but was used by the Soviet Union to test nuclear ...

Although Chernobyl is the most well known, there are a host of other radioactive places in the world in countries including ...

The stubborn underground fire at Bridgeton Landfill has died down over the past couple years and maybe even run out of fuel.

The federal government hopes former coal towns will help the nuclear industry grow, by taking on the decades-long challenge ...

The House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs is considering a pair of bills Monday afternoon to lift a $150,000 annual cap placed on the state’s Radioactive Waste Investigative Fund.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called the damage “significant” but said there were no signs of radiation leaks. A ...

Radioactive materials are found naturally in the Earth. But even so, saying an area is radioactive can conjure up images of ...

It was the first IRRS mission conducted in the country. Last year, the IAEA completed an International Nuclear Security Advisory Service, Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review for Research Reactors ...

Proposals for a massive underground hazardous nuclear waste site in the Midlands have hit a setback after a council withdrew from a major partnership, ignited because the agency behind ...

Nuclear energy is crucial for meeting future energy demands as non-renewable resources dwindle and technological needs grow, with projections estimating it ...

It’s been more than 30 years since there were any discussions of storing nuclear waste in Colorado. Before revisiting that debate, it is important to understand the three major waste ...