Over 90,000 metric tons of nuclear waste are stored in nearly 70 power plants across the US. Recycling it to produce reactor fuel can be a viable alternative, but critics have said it could lead ...

Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at more than 100 sites in 39 states, ... nuclear power plants are always located alongside sources of water.

There are generally two forms of significantly radioactive waste in the U.S.: waste from making nuclear weapons during the Cold War, and waste from generating electricity at nuclear power plants.

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station will mark four decades this year as one of the nation's largest producers. Here's what ...

The United States currently has 90,000 metric tons of commercial spent nuclear fuel, or nuclear waste. ... the waste sits safely in big concrete casks at nuclear power plants across the country.

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Nuclear waste and radioactive plutonium would be assessed as a fuel for reactors under a draft executive order being considered by the administration of President ...

Governor Kathy Hochul continued her push for nuclear power in New York State with her June 21 announcement that she has directed the New York Power Authority to develop a new nuclear power ...

After initially favoring diplomacy, US President Donald Trump resorted to an extraordinary use of force against Iran on ...

As of early 2025, the U.S. had 54 operating nuclear plants with a combined 94 reactors. By 2050, the projects that the U.S. will need to triple nuclear capacity to keep up with electricity demand.

Trump considers weakening nuclear agency in bid for more power plants The draft orders accuse the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of unnecessary “risk aversion.” May 9, 2025 ...

The Trump administration also set a goal of quadrupling the size of the nation’s fleet of nuclear power plants, from nearly 100 gigawatts of electric capacity today to 400 gigawatts by 2050.

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 structures and containers. For decades, the nation has been trying to send it ...