The U.S. government’s plan for safely storing nuclear waste just hit a serious snag: Exposure to groundwater could corrode its new storage containers, spilling radioactive materials into the Earth. To ...

The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate has called for the systematic management of the aging of containers in the country's interim radioactive waste storage facilities. The requirement follows ...

Containers that the U.S. government plans to use to store dangerous nuclear waste underground may be more vulnerable to water damage than previously thought. Millions of liters of highly radioactive ...

The only permanent nuclear waste storage site in the country, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, has federal approval to add two new underground storage areas. The Waste Isolation Pilot ...

Tomsk Polytechnic University has been commissioned by Rosatom's fuel division TVEL to create an innovative X-ray machine designed for non-destructive testing of containers with radioactive waste.

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The question of how to dispose of nuclear waste is more ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – Another seven-room section carved out of the underground salt deposits near Carlsbad, New Mexico is now full of transuranic waste. Soon, the salt will encase the waste, and ...

This Hazardous and Regulated Waste Management Plan describes chemical waste management practices at Connecticut College. This Plan includes waste generated at all College locations with the exception ...