Dry cask storage is a method of storing the radioactive waste from nuclear reactors. Dry cask storage refers to the containers that hold the waste and the system of storing the waste above ground in containers. After World War II, nuclear power...

A container, usually lead, in which radioactive material is...

Dry cask storage is a method of storing high-level radioactive waste, such as spent nuclear fuel that has already been cooled in the spent fuel pool for at least one year. The fuel is surrounded by inert gas inside a large container. These casks are...

The Energy Department unveiled legislation Tuesday to spur construction of a national nuclear waste dump in Nevada and increase its capacity. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., immediately vowed to block the bill.That could spell more problems for the troubled Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump,...

The Energy Department unveiled legislation Tuesday to spur construction of a national nuclear waste dump in Nevada and increase its capacity. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., immediately vowed to block the bill.That could spell more problems for the troubled Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump,...

Global warming has become a lot like the weather: Everyone talks about it, but nobody does anything about it.In environmentally conscious California, a poll found that 54% of residents believe "global warming poses a very serious threat to the state's future economy and quality of...