Geological disposal, optimized materials and greater use of digital tools to enhance communication with stakeholders are among the innovations the nuclear industry is developing to address outstanding ...
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 ...
The recent unearthing of bacteria capable of surviving in nuclear waste is a groundbreaking development with the potential to transform radioactive waste management. The existence of these ...
An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has praised progress made by Poland in safely managing its radioactive waste, and recommended further steps as the country moves ahead with its ...
The Status and Trends in Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management project is a collaborative effort between the IAEA, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, the European Commission, the World Nuclear ...
London/Washington — The Trump administration's plan to unleash a wave of small futuristic nuclear reactors to power the AI era is falling back on an age-old strategy to dispose of the highly toxic ...
Few scientific fields display more breadth and depth than nuclear materials—a topic that deals with almost everything that touches on nuclear reactions. Scientists coming from many diverse disciplines ...
New designs mean new strategies for managing spent fuel. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You ...
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 ...
A highly radioactive waste, stored for over five decades at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been successfully processed and shipped for permanent disposal. Officials recently confirmed the ...
MINSK, 21 March (BelTA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) praised Belarus' experience in radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management, BelTA learned from the press service of the ...