The spent nuclear fuel canisters are closely monitored using external sensors, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Nuclear energy isn't exactly clean, with nuclear waste never exactly going away. But this inventive new process might help ...

Liquid-fueled molten-salt reactors, another new type, could increase waste volume too. In these designs, fuel and coolant are ...

A subterranean storage facility is in the works to accommodate nuclear waste from the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station by Lake Huron. Plans are currently under federal review. The problem is that the ...

Tennessee’s leaders are weighing a plan that could mean more nuclear waste is stored in the Volunteer State. State lawmakers ...

Nuclear power plants are used primarily to generate electricity, and while they're often thought of as a cleaner energy source, there is a drawback. These power plants produce waste. This waste is ...

Nuclear waste management is one of the most pressing challenges facing the energy industry today. As global demand for nuclear power rises, efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable waste management ...

The United States currently lacks an industrial capability to recycle UNF. Project Omega's ARPA-E award, which falls under the CURIE (Converting UNF Radioisotopes Into Energy) program, aims to ...

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 ...

The Department of Energy successfully disposed of decades-old nuclear waste using innovative GeoMelt technology, turning reactive metals into stable glass.

This Collection brings together original research focused on the science and engineering of nuclear waste management and recycling. Topics include characterisation of radionuclide behaviour, modelling ...

Some participating residents expressed concerns about the possibility of the facility damaging the environment and causing ...