Republican mega-donor Harold Simmons' remote hazardous waste dump in West Texas began accepting low-level radioactive material Thursday from a federal lab in New Mexico — the latest step in Simmons' vision of a site that accepts all types of waste.Full story
Dawn Chapman can put up with the noxious smell caused by smoldering trash in a landfill near her suburban St. Louis home. But if the burning creeps close to buried nuclear waste, she's ready to get out. Full story
Radioactive waste is being moved through Richland, Washington, from the nearby Hanford Nuclear Reservation, allowed by the same parade permits as for car shows. KING's Gary Chittim reports.
A tank at a Washington state facility that was for years identified as a "repeat leaker" is still in use. KING's Gary Chittim reports.
Police officers use a crane to remove anti-nuclear protesters sitting on a platform around a block of concrete symbolising Gorleben nuclear waste repository, during May Day protests in Berlin, May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
