State Representative Cody Harris writes about the potential impact HB 14 will have on the development of nuclear energy in ...

The NRC granted the Texas license to Interim Storage Partners, based in Andrews, Texas, for a facility that could take up to 5,500 tons (5,000 metric tons) of spent nuclear fuel rods from power ...

Many in the industry fear a court win would hamper the nuclear sector and states, but plaintiffs say it would boost ...

No, no, hell no, and no again! said Texas and its powerful oil industry, in a legal challenge to the federal government’s power to license privately-operated nuclear waste storage sites in the ...

Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at over 100 sites in 39 states, in a range of different ...

Texas also does not have a perfect track record for its nuclear power plants. The Comanche Peak power plant in Fort Worth took 19 years to open while its price tag soared from $750 million to $11 ...

In a 6-3 decision on June 18, the court said Texas and oil industry interests cannot fight the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval of the site because they hadn't sufficiently participated in ...

In 2021, the commission approved temporary storage sites in Texas due to nuclear power plants running out of space, and the planned permanent underground storage facility in Nevada’s Yucca Mountain.

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.

The 1982 Nuclear Waste Policy Act established a permanent repository for nuclear power plant waste, which is still considered hazardous for thousands of years. USA Today contributed to this story.