Nuclear waste. We've all heard about it, but what is it? Is it a problem without a solution? How big is the problem? And what exactly is this waste and why is it so important? New Atlas takes a look ...

Nuclear power plants are used primarily to generate electricity, and while they're often thought of as a cleaner energy source, there is a drawback. These power plants produce waste. This waste is ...

The Indian Point nuclear power plant was an energy juggernaut for 50 years, generating a quarter of the electricity that powered New York City’s iconic, glowing skyline. It is well into its ...

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 all ...

A Southern California Edison employee measures radiation at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station on March 10, 2020. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Around ...

The nuclear energy sector is experiencing a revival, driven by factors such as increased energy demand and support from governments and tech companies. Microreactors, a new form of nuclear technology, ...

The Trump administration pushes nuclear power center stage. Vermont’s congressional delegation works to help communities storing the radioactive fuel left behind.

Currently, there are thousands of metric tons of used solid fuel from nuclear power plants worldwide and millions of liters of radioactive liquid waste from weapons production sitting in temporary ...

Nuclear waste has become a kind of cultural shorthand for everything people fear about atomic power, from glowing green sludge to warnings that we are burdening distant descendants with our mistakes.