Scientists use light-emitting crystals and solar panels to turn the latent energy in nuclear waste into microbatteries.

Capping the Repository site will see an engineered cap of aggregate and other specially-sourced materials installed over the legacy trenches and vaults when closed. This cap will permanently protect ...

The study, led by scientists at Ohio State University, demonstrates how ambient gamma radiation from nuclear waste can power microelectronics. While the current output is limited to small sensors, ...

Scientists have unveiled a radioactive diamond battery that lasts over 5,000 years. Learn how it works, its uses, and when it ...

On March 11, 2025, we remember the profound loss and resilience of the people of Japan following the Great East Japan ...

Everyone from the U.S. energy secretary to Big Tech touts small modular nuclear reactors as a potential answer to booming ...

Finnish radioactive waste management company Posiva has completed the Trial Run of Final Disposal (TRFD) at the used fuel ...

A massive solar energy project is moving forward at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state, a site historically ...

Maryland lawmakers have introduced a bill in the state legislature that sponsors say would provide an easier path to build ...

Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and/or the coolant is a molten salt. Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store ...

As communities across Colorado struggle with the challenges of transitioning from coal-fired power plants to cleaner energy ...