U.S. Completes Stabilization of Nuclear Waste Structures in Washington State April 22, 2021 The U.S. Department of Energy has confirmed that two underground structures at the decommissioned Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state...
Texas Nuclear Weapons Plant Cited for Safety Issues April 29, 2014 Experts have recommended improving operating and training procedures after inspectors raised concerns about explosives safety at the nation’s only nuclear...
Japan Set to Restart Reactors After Nuclear Crisis July 9, 2013 By MARI YAMAGUCHI Japan is moving a step closer to restarting nuclear reactors as utilities are set to ask for safety inspections at...
Japan Vows to Tighten Nuke Safety After Accident May 30, 2013 By ELAINE KURTENBACH Japan pledged better safety practices for its troubled nuclear industry Tuesday after an accident at a government research facility that...
TVA: No Problems Found in Nuclear Plant Safety Tests May 10, 2013 Tennessee Valley Authority officials say tests of safety systems at its newest nuclear reactor have not detected any problems despite...
Nuclear Chief Says U.S. Plants Safer After Japan Tragedy; Watchdog Disagrees March 13, 2013 By Matthew Daly Two years after the nuclear crisis in Japan, the top U.S. regulator says American nuclear power plants are safer than...
Older Nuclear Plants Pose Safety Challenge: U.N. Report March 14, 2012 By Fredrik Dahl Eighty percent of the world’s nuclear power plants are more than 20 years old, which could impact safety, a draft...
Nuke Plant Workers Need More Emergency Training, Says U.S. June 8, 2011 By Matthew Daly Some U.S. nuclear power plants have not trained their workers properly about emergency guidelines intended to protect the public in...
Safety of U.S. Nuclear Plants Under Review March 28, 2011 The top U.S. nuclear regulator has approved the launch of a safety review of U.S. nuclear reactors sought by President...