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 ...

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The boom in AI data centers is demanding more energy from utility companies. In Texas, state leaders are betting nuclear power can become a model for the rest of the country.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.