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 ...

Jeff Talbert and Christopher Joseph of Arnold & Porter discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in 'NRC v. Texas' which limits who can challenge nuclear waste storage licenses. The decision leaves ...

The demolition of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is well underway. But what will happen to its radioactive waste sitting on the coastline? KPBS environment reporter Tammy Murga says San ...

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.