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

With growing interest in nuclear power, handling waste should be part of the deal. Today, nuclear energy enjoys a rare moment ...

BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deep Fission Inc. (Deep Fission), the pioneering nuclear energy startup revolutionizing the industry by placing reactors a mile underground, and Deep Isolation, a ...

The first 7.5-ton container of radioactive waste turned into a stable glass form was carefully set on the bottom of a vast new landfill at Hanford in Eastern Washington Wednesday, its permanent ...

The U.S. Department of Energy is betting $40 million that scientists can shrink the danger window of spent nuclear fuel from tens of thousands of years to roughly 300, a timeline short enough for ...

Germany is advancing a tele-operated robotic system to recover 126,000 corroding nuclear waste barrels from the unstable Asse II salt mine. Engineering firm Bilfinger and Fraunhofer IOSB are ...

Nuclear energy is one of the most polarizing topics when it comes to ways of generating electricity. On one hand, there are those who believe nuclear is a much better alternative to fossil fuels and ...

First vitrified Hanford radioactve waste disposed of at site. 30 containers of glassified waste staged as disposal started. DOE says its an important step in Hanford nuclear site cleanup. Richland, ...