The safe disposal of radioactive waste over extended timescales presents a critical scientific and engineering challenge.

The world’s first commercial-ready deep borehole nuclear waste disposal solution is inching closer to ...

The world’s first permanent underground repository for spent nuclear fuel is nearing operations in ...

A Washington-based company has successfully validated its borehole technology for safe disposal of high-level ...

The world's first facility for permanently disposing spent nuclear fuel is set to begin operations in Finland after decades ...

Liquid-fueled molten-salt reactors, another new type, could increase waste volume too. In these designs, fuel and coolant are not kept separate as in most reactors; instead, the fuel is dissolved ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Radioactive waste held in underground tanks has begun to be transferred for the first time to the massive Hanford nuclear site ...

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a nuclear regulatory bill on Wednesday that she says will effectively lift a 40-year moratorium on ...

In historic step, radioactive waste moved to massive Hanford treatment plant. DOE aims to produce certified glass canisters by Oct 15, 2025, under court order. Plant will glassify low-activity waste ...