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 ...

They have also shipped 94% of the contact-handled waste and 78% of the remote-handled waste for disposal,” said ORNL in a press release. The complex operation, managed by the Oak Ridge Office of ...

This means there is a risk that locations unsuitable for nuclear waste disposal might remain candidate sites until the end. While we understand the need for drilling and other geological surveys ...

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 ...

site conditions, regional habits, and stages of development. This makes the approach useful to a broad range of Member States in their work to improve the robustness of radioactive waste disposal ...

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

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 ...

All this favored the local council's decision in 2000 to allow a deep geological disposal site for highly radioactive waste to be built near the nuclear power plants. With a vote ratio of 20 yes ...

Gerald Frankel receives funding from ONR, DOE. Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at over 100 sites in 39 states, in a range of different structures and containers.