The Supreme Court has agreed to step into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico.

BWXT faces potential penalties after the NRC found their hazard detection system may not meet federal safety requirements.

The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free electricity.

U.S. nuclear regulators have issued a license for a multibillion-dollar complex in New Mexico to temporarily store tons of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power plants around the nation.

A late-hour attempt to extend the life of California’s last nuclear power plant is facing a time squeeze.

The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on climate change could have implications for a range of other issues, including a case involving nuclear waste storage and a proposal requiring companies to disclose how climate risk affects their businesses.

Malfunctions at a nuclear plant 43 years ago will be brought to light in a new documentary on Netflix.

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON – Moving quickly to assert influence over energy issues, President Joe Biden has named two Democrats to lead regulatory agencies that oversee nuclear power, natural gas and other energy infrastructure. Christopher Hanson, the new chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Rich Glick, leader of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, replace Republicans who led the panels under President Donald Trump. The NRC regulates commercial nuclear power plants and other uses of nuclear materials, including in medicine, while FERC regulates interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil. It also reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas terminals, interstate natural gas pipelines and hydropower projects. He also has served as a senior adviser in the Energy Department’s Office of Nuclear Energy and other department roles in the Obama administration.