The capsules contain about 30% of all the radioactivity at the Hanford nuclear site.

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 ...

Missouri residents affected by radiation from nuclear weapons development will receive federal compensation. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was renewed and expanded to include Missouri, along ...

At the core of the report’s assessment is the long-term biological impact of ionising radiation, the potential of radiation ...

Federal and state permits issued. Hanford waste treatment days away. DOE faces Oct. 15 court decree deadline to start treating radioactive waste. Hanford vitrification plant to turn decades-old waste ...

The Department of Energy on Wednesday signed the paperwork needed to allow radioactive waste to be pumped into the Hanford nuclear site’s vitrification plant 23 years after construction began, said ...

Frozen since 2013, the spent nuclear fuel management levy will increase 92.5% for pressurized water reactors and 9.2% for ...

Hydrogen has long been regarded as a clean fuel that has the potential to move the world away from fossil fuel-based energy. It contains a high energy density per unit weight and produces only water ...