Outdone only by nuclear fusion, the process of nuclear fission releases enormous amounts of energy. The ‘spicy rocks’ that are at the core of both natural and artificial fission reactors are generally ...

Japan still faces a tough road ahead over the construction of a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture, whose completion date has been moved back 27 times. With less than a year to ...

Spectroscopic monitoring has emerged as a vital tool in modern nuclear fuel reprocessing, offering non-invasive, real-time insight into chemical species and process conditions. By measuring the ...

INDIANAPOLIS, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- First American Nuclear (FANCO), a U.S. nuclear power company developing fast-spectrum small modular reactors (SMRs) designed to deliver the world's most cost ...

The siren song of spent nuclear fuel reprocessing beckons again, selling a sweet melody that, actually, threatens to stymie hopes of a nuclear energy revival in the United States. A tantalizing ...

Today, a look at why we’re stuck with 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste at San Onofre — and a glimpse of the future. The folks who dreamed up America’s peaceful nuclear power program always ...

The push for new nuclear reactors became a top-tier issue in the presidential race. Yet one aspect of the debate received little attention: reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. This issue is especially ...

In December, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to explore sending the nuclear waste from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station to a Department of Energy facility — currently ...

South Korea and the United States concluded a high-level security meeting in Seoul to advance key nuclear cooperation pacts.