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A Rhode Island start-up is working to recycle spent nuclear fuel into long-lasting power systems for the military ...

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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.

The Republicans who dominate Utah’s politics — from the legislature to the governor’s mansion — are aggressively pursuing ...

Hands wearing thick safety gloves hold metal tongs holding a container with a molten substance pouring out onto a tray on a counter. Before nuclear waste could be transformed into glass at the Hanford ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego. It's Jade Hindman. On today's show , we'll tell you about plans for San Onofre spent nuclear waste. This is KPBS Midday Edition. Connecting our communities through ...