Feb 22nd, 2006 · The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issues a license for the operation of a temporary nuclear-waste repository that could hold much of the nation's spent fuel from reactors. The repository will be on the land of the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians in Utah, which agreed to lease the property.
Dec 29th, 2005 · The Department of Energy has been quietly working on a grand plan for nuclear power to be included in next year's budget. Ideas for the Global Nuclear Energy Initiative include reprocessing nuclear fuel so it can be re-used in reactors -- a process the United States abandoned earlier.
Jun 16th, 2005 · There is new interest in a plan to recycle nuclear waste, which could then be used again in a reactor to make electricity. Reprocessing could also reduce the amount of material destined for Nevada's Yucca Mountain.
Feb 17th, 2005 · NASA officals recently proposed the use of nuclear reactors in space to provide electricity and vehicle propulsion. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.
Feb 17th, 2005 · Eighteen years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in Ukraine, there is still a 20-mile radius "forbidden zone" around the plant. Due to high levels of radiation, 135,000 people were evacuated from that area, but now hundreds have returned.