Legacy radioactive waste that had been stored at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for more than 50 years has ...

The material was used in lab experiments in the 1970s, helping scientists understand the structure of the atomic nucleus and ...

Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at more than 100 sites in 39 states, in a range of different ...

SUTTSU, Hokkaido--In an abrupt turn of events, this coastal fishing town decided to hold an early referendum on whether to host a final storage facility for highly radioactive waste from nuclear ...

A new report by the feds says cleanup at the Hanford site will take until 2086, with monitoring and other work needed until 2100.

A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated ...

More: Supreme Court debates nuclear waste disposal, questions status of Yucca Mountain site Williams did not directly address critiques of his qualifications to lead the NNSA, nor did Sen.

CCTV has captured the shocking moment a heavy duty shovel loader runs over a workman on his first day at a waste recycling site. The 40-year-old is seen collecting waste before the truck ...