The Hiding Place: Inside the World’s First Long-Term Storage Facility for Highly Radioactive Nuclear Waste
An excerpt from Robert Macfarlane's new book Underland.
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Could Disney World Build Its Own Nuclear Reactor?
Florida law allows the company to do it, but it seems highly unlikely that the company would ever go through with such a project.
Will Republican Climate Change Proposals Work?
As conservative opinion shifts, lawmakers like Matt Gaetz and Lamar Alexander have put forward solutions that focus on "innovation" at the expense of regulation.
A Majority of Americans Oppose Nuclear Power. How Does Nuclear ‘Dread’ Affect Their Perceptions?
A new study finds that the public is more supportive of nuclear power when looking only at numbers about calculated risk—without knowing it's nuclear power they're dealing with.
What’s Next for the Green New Deal?
Republicans in Congress have criticized progressives' Green New Deal as an impractical, ludicrous, or even dangerous plan. What are they offering in its place?
Could Climate Change Save the United States’ Nuclear Energy Industry?
The Three Mile Island partial meltdown led the U.S. away from nuclear. Global warming might bring it back.
Viewfinder: Protesting Nuclear Energy in Taiwan
An activist takes part during a protest against the use of nuclear energy in front of the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 11th, 2018.
Tunnel Collapse at a Former Nuclear Production Site in Washington State Forces Workers to Take Cover
There were no injuries reported, but workers near the tunnel were evacuated.
Is Our Fear of Nuclear Energy Overblown?
One researcher argues that the dangers are exaggerated, but the nuclear industry has much bigger problems than our…
Nagasaki Wasn’t Supposed to Have Been the Target 67 Years Ago Today
Truman and Secretary of War Henry Stimson. “Stimson had to settle for persuading himself that the project was…