A multimillion-dollar government project is betting that particle accelerators can "burn" through the world's most dangerous ...

One of the most formidable obstacles to exploiting the full potential of nuclear energy is the long-term disposal of highly radioactive waste that is generated by the burning of fuel in nuclear ...

U.S. scientists are developing an innovation that could reduce nuclear waste storage time by 99.7%, transmuting long-lived radioactive materials into shorter-lived isotopes.

This study explores a groundbreaking theoretical method to neutralize high-level radioactive waste using lead oxide (PbO) ...