Fireplaces are cozy until it’s time to shovel out the ashes. Nuclear power has the same problem: abundant, reliable energy ...

The views of young people are being sought as part of proposals to build a new underground nuclear waste site. The Mid ...

DOE was required by the legally binding Tri-Party Agreement to decide by Dec. 31 where to grout some of its low-activity ...

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (the NWMO) is proposing a new underground deep geological repository system designed to safely contain and isolate used nuclear fuel near Ignace, Ontario. As ...

The U.S. government launched a new operation extracting rare materials from Cold War era nuclear waste that is likely to ...

Nuclear power plants are used primarily to generate electricity, and while they're often thought of as a cleaner energy source, there is a drawback. These power plants produce waste. This waste is ...

China’s CNNC has completed a key construction stage at the Beishan underground radwaste research laboratory in Gansu.

The years-long process for regulators to decide whether a proposed nuclear waste storage site gets the green light has begun.

This Collection brings together original research focused on the science and engineering of nuclear waste management and recycling. Topics include characterisation of radionuclide behaviour, modelling ...

Team finishes construction of steep spiral ramp leading to underground facility where nuclear waste will be secured for ...

The project, located deep beneath China's Gobi Desert, will be used for safe disposal of radioactive materials.

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