The Supreme Court just issued a ruling on nuclear waste. What does that mean for San Onofre? Some see the high court's decision in case against the state of Texas as a promising sign, but ...

Temporary nuclear waste storage sites run by private companies have emerged as a stopgap solution while the federal government searches for a permanent one.

I am a scholar who specializes in corrosion; one focus of my work has been containing nuclear waste during temporary storage and permanent disposal.

The decision is the latest chapter in the decadeslong battle over what to do with the waste generated by the nation's nuclear power plants.

I am a scholar who specializes in corrosion; one focus of my work has been containing nuclear waste during temporary storage and permanent disposal.

At nuclear waste storage locations near the ocean, that salt spray can settle on the steel canisters. Generally, stainless steel is resistant to corrosion, which you can see in the shiny pots and ...

A hearing over the disposal of radioactive waste in Van Buren Township brought out concerned community members and elected officials who clarified that they do not want it near their community.

This story is part two of a two-part series that examines the effects of nuclear waste contamination in Coldwater Creek on the surrounding community in St. Louis, Missouri. Part one aired Tuesday ...

We’ve never quite figured out how to safely store all of that spent nuclear fuel. And it’s a problem that’s about to get exponentially worse.