WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. said on Wednesday it is seeking input from U.S. states on any interest they have in hosting sites for developing the nuclear fuel lifecycle, which includes ...

Some 3.55 million pounds of nuclear waste is beached at San Onofre. The spent fuel held in more than 120 stainless steel canisters at the now-shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, lodged ...

Nuclear power is vital for U.S. energy security and decarbonization, however, more than 91,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel remain without a permanent storage solution. Reprocessing and recycling ...

Plutonium is “the stuff out of which atomic bombs are made.” Plutonium can also be used as a nuclear fuel. Reprocessing is any technology that extracts plutonium from used nuclear fuel. In Canada, the ...

A lack of domestic sites in which the United States can reprocess nuclear fuel will preclude reaping all of the benefits of nuclear energy. Amid rising geopolitical tensions and the reshaping of ...

Four U.S. Democratic senators—Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, Chris Van Hollen, and Ron Wyden—have reportedly sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump urging him to impose the strongest possible nuclear ...

Aug 17 (Reuters) - Although no U.S. company now reuses its nuclear waste, the country has a long-running history with the technology. Following are timeline highlights of the U.S. inquiry into ...