The material was used in lab experiments in the 1970s, helping scientists understand the structure of the atomic nucleus and ...

According to Chubu Electric, there is still no permanent disposal site for low-level radioactive waste from the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors. Waste generated during the dismantling work is temporarily ...

Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at more than 100 sites in 39 states, in a range of different ...

SUTTSU, Hokkaido--In an abrupt turn of events, this coastal fishing town decided to hold an early referendum on whether to host a final storage facility for highly radioactive waste from nuclear ...

A new report by the feds says cleanup at the Hanford site will take until 2086, with monitoring and other work needed until 2100.

The United States Supreme Court's ruling on Nuclear Regulatory Commission vs. Texas will determine ... More how nuclear waste is treated as nuclear energy demand spikes. Credit: Fred Schilling ...

Apr. 9, 2025 — In a new study, wastewater surveillance for multiple pathogens at five different sites identified ... Highly Radioactive Nuclear Waste: How to Keep It from Oblivion Mar. 6 ...

Three areas are currently being considered by the government to host the nuclear waste disposal site, including two in Cumbria.

Councillor Martin Hill called on Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) to "comprehensively explain the benefits and costs" of the proposal for a Geological Disposal Facility at a site near Louth.

A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated ...

More: Supreme Court debates nuclear waste disposal, questions status of Yucca Mountain site Williams did not directly address critiques of his qualifications to lead the NNSA, nor did Sen.