For decades, the most radioactive category of low-level waste in the U.S. has had a disposal plan that exists only on paper: ...

A team of researchers at CERN and the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a groundbreaking solution that could transform how we manage nuclear waste. This new tech addresses one ...

The work at the Hanford site lab could save billions as environmental cleanup continues into the coming decades.

Radioactive waste arises fromdiverse sources, including the operation of nuclear power plants, nuclear fuelcycle facilities, and the application of radionuclides in research, healthcare,accelerators, ...

Rise of nuclear energy hinges not on reactors but on how safely the world manages its growing radioactive waste ...

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Nuclear waste remains a major environmental hazard due to its long-lasting radioactivity, which can persist for thousands of years. However, new research by University of Sharjah scientists, published ...

High-level radioactive waste (HLW) poses a long-term challenge due to its high heat output and the persistence of long-lived radionuclides. Ceramic waste forms are crystalline or glass–ceramic ...

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A new way to identify salts in nuclear waste melters could help improve clean-up technology, including at the Hanford Site, one of the largest, most complex nuclear waste clean-up sites in the world.