Joshua Frank / TomDispatchJul 19, 2023
Small modular nuclear reactors are being touted as the energy future, but the come with large—and permanent risks. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Paul Brown / Climate News NetworkDec 3, 2019
There is far too much lethal waste that current governments still cannot make safe. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigMar 3, 2019
Selling nuclear technology to the despotic kingdom is the most dangerous foreign policy decision ever made by the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Kieran Cooke / Climate News NetworkMar 2, 2019
More than 30 years after it exploded, the nuclear disaster site still casts a baleful shadow over many. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Paul Brown / Climate News NetworkAug 19, 2018
Its last hope for competing with renewable energy is the creation of small modular reactors, but despite political support, the industry's future looks dim. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Rebecca Moss / ProPublicaJul 24, 2018
Under a new order from the Energy Department, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board will have to fight for information about and access to nuclear laboratories. In the past, the board has brought serious problems at those labs to light. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
The Associated PressMay 8, 2018
The vice president says the U.S. and its allies can reach a deal that "limits Iran's malign activity and prevents Iran from ever becoming a nuclear power." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Paul Brown / Climate News NetworkApr 5, 2018
Middle Eastern countries are welcoming nuclear power firms promising to meet their energy needs, while most of the world worries over reactor costs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Rebecca Moss / ProPublicaMar 12, 2018
An advisory board of scientists, doctors and worker advocates, which helped ensure that nuclear workers exposed to toxins received proper compensation, is losing its members. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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