Almost ten years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, researchers report that the particles from power plants contained plutonium.

About 95% of the starting fuel rod used in nuclear reactors in the US gets discarded as nuclear waste. A new strategy offers a way to recycle it.

"...there remains a gulf in understanding the difference between the technology's statistical risks and the dread it evokes."

"Gridlock" in Washington keeps nuclear waste from proper disposal, say experts. Their new report offers a path toward improvement.