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

Russian researchers have stumbled on a chilling legacy of the Cold War, buried for decades beneath Arctic ice and water. A ...

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., ...

Deep Isolation Nuclear, an innovator in nuclear waste disposal technology, on January 13 said the company has successfully ...

Hanford moves 1st radioactive capsules from underwater storage. The capsules could break and release radiation in a severe earthquake. Dry storage should be safer and reduces maintenance and ...

Nuclear power provides roughly 10% of the world's energy. Yet one of its biggest challenges is radioactive waste. While spent nuclear fuel is typically stored in underground facilities, researchers at ...

Radioactive waste arises fromdiverse sources, including the operation of nuclear power plants, nuclear fuelcycle facilities, and the application of radionuclides in research, healthcare,accelerators, ...

Experts Oliver Lareynie and Delphine Pellegrini, who led the workshop on radioactive waste wanagement, and senior KNRA officials Erick Ngotho (right) and Michale Atogo. [Courtesy] As climate change ...