Engineers have selected the site for its geological stability, absence of resources, and buy-in from Indigenous groups.

The UK Treasury has branded a proposed underground nuclear waste repository in Cumbria as “unachievable,” drawing sharp ...

Currently, there are thousands of metric tons of used solid fuel from nuclear power plants worldwide and millions of liters of radioactive liquid waste from weapons production sitting in temporary ...

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U.S. scientists are developing an innovation that could reduce nuclear waste storage time by 99.7%, transmuting long-lived radioactive materials into shorter-lived isotopes.

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. (AP) — Federal officials have backtracked on plans to cancel a lease for office space in New Mexico where ...

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.

The national waste repository, an essential first step, is foundering amid popular opposition and the inconclusive ...

The Freedom Caucus-backed measure would have banned nuclear fuel waste storage unless approved by voters on a case-by-case basis.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments in a case that could pave the way for Texas to host the nation’s first independent disposal ground for spent nuclear fuel. Currently, thousands ...