The Initial Project Description for the proposed underground deep geological repository system for Canada's used nuclear fuel ...

A growing number of countries are planning a permanent solution to the issue of radioactive waste by burying it deep ...

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (the NWMO) is proposing a new underground deep geological repository system designed to safely contain and isolate used nuclear fuel near Ignace, Ontario. As ...

Scientists at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant began using aerial drones to scope out areas of the underground nuclear waste repository to ensure they are safe before sending workers in. The drone ...

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The years-long process for regulators to decide whether a proposed nuclear waste storage site gets the green light has begun.

Sweden is constructing a $1 billion nuclear waste repository located over 500 meters deep in solid bedrock, designed to securely store the nation's nuclear waste for the next 100,000 years. This ...

Nuclear waste shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant repository near Carlsbad were suspended for about two months as workers completed numerous maintenance projects at the underground facility.

Sweden has commenced construction of a final storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, where highly radioactive waste will be stored for 100,000 years. Currently, there are thousands of metric tons of ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal officials have backtracked on plans to cancel a lease for office space in New Mexico where dozens of U.S. Department of Energy employees who oversee the nation’s only ...

A recently passed resolution by San Diego County seeks partnerships with national labs and companies to reprocess the waste ...

From her bedroom window in Duxbury, 87-year-old Mary Lampert can still trace the silhouette of the concrete structure six ...