ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — The Joint Munitions Command serves as the provider for low-level radioactive waste and low-level mixed waste disposition for the Department of Defense and other federal ...
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II is coming to Wayne County. In September, thousands of tons of the toxic material ...
BELLEVILLE, MI — Michigan lawmakers and local officials are crying foul over plans to ship radioactive leftovers from the Manhattan Project to a landfill in Wayne County. Approximately 6,000 cubic ...
Nuclear waste. We've all heard about it, but what is it? Is it a problem without a solution? How big is the problem? And what exactly is this waste and why is it so important? New Atlas takes a look ...
DOE was required by the legally binding Tri-Party Agreement to decide by Dec. 31 where to grout some of its low-activity ...
A coalition that includes both industry and environmental groups wants lawmakers to boost EPA spending next year by $3 million to update nuclear waste repository regulations. The extra money for EPA’s ...
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What should countries do with their nuclear waste? Management strategies focus on radionuclide iodine-129
One of the highest-risk components of nuclear waste is iodine-129 (I-129), which stays radioactive for millions of years and accumulates in human thyroids when ingested. In the U.S., nuclear waste ...
A Wayne County hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility will accept low-level radioactive soil and concrete from a Manhattan Project cleanup site in western New York, the U.S. Army Corps of ...
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 ...
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