In a 6-3 decision, the court said Texas and oil industry interests could not fight the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval of the site.

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

The Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository site in southern Nevada has been a proposed long-term solution for spent nuclear fuel for decades. Nevada officials generally have fought the project ...

A new ICF report has found rising US electricity demand is boosting interest in nuclear energy and small modular reactors ...

The Supreme Court has ruled to allow plans to proceed for a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in West Texas.

The state had filed suit to reverse the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's decision to license the facility in Andrews County.

The Lone Star State doesn't have the right to block a private facility built atop an aquifer that would store half the nation ...

As some communities in far northwest Colorado discuss hosting a temporary nuclear waste storage facility, western leaders are ...

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 Supreme Court ruled against Texas and landowners who challenged a plan to store thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste ...

In the world of nuclear energy, the Idaho National Laboratory this week accomplished a first-of-its-kind test. The experiment proved successful and could ultimately decrease the amount of waste ...