As Washington's energy industry and lawmakers take another look at nuclear power as a way to reach a carbon-free energy future, a perennial question is reemerging: What happens to the waste? Why it ...

Deep Isolation Nuclear, Inc. (“Deep Isolation” or the “Company”), a leading innovator in nuclear waste disposal technology, will share insights on the deployment readiness of its Universal Canister ...

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There are over 100 nuclear waste storage sites across the U.S., most located near nuclear plants such as those in Hanford, ...

Agnew, S.F. 1997. Hanford Tank Chemical and Radionuclide Inventories (HDW Model Rev. 4). Los Alamos National Laboratory. Los Alamos, New Mexico. LA-UR-96–3860 ...

Louise Théodon from ANDRA explores a strategic European Partnership for safe radioactive waste management. In line with the Radioactive Waste Directive 2011/70/Euratom, which est ...

Radioactive waste held in underground tanks has begun to be transferred for the first time to the massive Hanford nuclear site vitrification plant for long-awaited treatment for disposal. “This is a ...

U.S. scientists are developing an innovation that could reduce nuclear waste storage time by 99.7%, transmuting long-lived radioactive materials into shorter-lived isotopes.

Japan's government has asked permission for a survey to be conducted on an island in the Pacific Ocean to choose a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.

In historic step, radioactive waste moved to massive Hanford treatment plant. DOE aims to produce certified glass canisters by Oct 15, 2025, under court order. Plant will glassify low-activity waste ...

The Japanese government on Tuesday asked a Tokyo municipality for consent to conduct a survey to determine the suitability of ...