Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a bold step toward sustainable nuclear waste management, Finland is poised to become the first nation to bury spent nuclear ...

Nuclear waste management is one of the most pressing challenges facing the energy industry today. As global demand for nuclear power rises, efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable waste management ...

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 ...

The Savannah River Site has a total of 51 waste tanks. Eight of those tanks have been operationally closed. (From Savannah River Site fact sheet, May 2022, U.S. Department of Energy) Around the U.S., ...

Sweden has commenced construction of a final storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, where highly radioactive waste will be stored for 100,000 years. Currently, there are thousands of metric tons of ...

The curated articles focus on significant steps in handling nuclear waste at the Hanford site, highlighting plant operations, regulatory approvals, and technological advancements. Key events tie them ...

Nuclear waste is largely misunderstood, thanks to the Cold War and war movies. However, even if nuclear energy is safer than ...

The debate is between those who see a path to making nuclear waste clean again and those who advocate a more cautious approach. An ancient Greek saying warns us that “there is no such thing as a free ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — A private energy company is abandoning a proposal to store nuclear waste at a site in southeastern New Mexico. Holtec International described an “untenable path forward for used fuel ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The U.S. government has launched a new operation extracting rare materials from Cold War era nuclear waste that is likely to ...

Effective nuclear waste management is a critical global challenge, particularly for countries like the UK looking to expand their nuclear power sectors. The UK has a substantial amount of existing ...

Nuclear waste remains a major environmental hazard due to its long-lasting radioactivity, which can persist for thousands of years. However, new research by University of Sharjah scientists, published ...