More common than gold, uranium is abundant on Earth. But less than one percent of the naturally occurring element is useful for nuclear power. Uranium was discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth, a ...

When Sarah Cooper goes secondhand shopping, she brings a little blacklight with her and shines it on everything—candlesticks, vases, dishware. If it starts glowing, often a Ghostbusters hue of neon ...

A federal court is set to hear an appeal that concerns who is responsible for the remdiation of radioactive waste rock from uranium mines used as fill around homes in Elliot Lake.

An almost 74-year-old toy, dubbed the world's most dangerous, is going on sale. The coveted toy from the 1950s contains actual uranium. The radioactive atomic energy kit, known as Gilbert U-238 Atomic ...

A total of 15 million tons of radioactive uranium tailings has been removed from the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action site. The U.S. Department of Energy, Moab leaders and community members ...

5 On Your Side sat down with passionate advocates who were forced to learn the history and are now working to change the future.

The Navajo Nation has temporarily banned any transport of uranium and other radioactive material over its land without an explicit approval. The executive order issued by Navajo Nation President Buu ...

The country's security services did not specify where the arrested foreign nationals were from or where they had planned to ...

A new map offers a new perspective on the city, revealing the steady, ever-present natural radiation emerging from the ground ...

Russian environmentalists are sounding the alarm about a radioactive leak threat as floodwaters approach a uranium mine in the region of Kurgan in Russia's Urals mountains. The Russian Urals region ...

Radioactive mill waste has largely been removed from the Colorado River site, with remaining cleanup continuing toward a planned 2029 closure.