Japan has identified Minamitorishima, a remote and uninhabited coral atoll in the western Pacific, as a potential site for permanent nuclear waste disposal. The proposal marks the first time the ...

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected five companies to work with to design and plan the deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel that will be built in northwestern Ontario.

The U.S. Department of Energy is betting $40 million that scientists can shrink the danger window of spent nuclear fuel from ...

Deep Isolation Nuclear, Inc. (“Deep Isolation” or the “Company”), a leading innovator in nuclear waste disposal technology, will share insights on the deployment readiness of its Universal Canister ...

Japan is looking into using a remote deserted Pacific island nearly 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) from Tokyo as a site for burying nuclear waste, officials said.Minamitorishima, which is around 1.5 ...

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Whether it’s used batteries, solar panels, or spent nuclear fuel, getting use out of something destined for disposal sounds like a win all around. In nuclear energy, figuring out what to do with waste ...

BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Deep Isolation Nuclear, Inc. (“Deep Isolation” or the “Company”), a leading innovator in nuclear waste disposal technology, today announced the ...

There is no permanent nuclear waste repository in the United States. Instead, nuclear waste is stored in dry casks at the locations of currently operating and former nuclear power plants around the ...

Deep Isolation’s deep borehole technology will deliver a safe, scalable, and cost-effective solution for nuclear waste disposal — addressing the global need to move spent fuel from temporary ...

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 ...