A Rutgers University researcher has developed a new method which could help store radioactive nuclear waste for millions of years by turning it into glass. Rutgers researcher, Professor Ashutosh Goel, ...

Chris Macey, service lead for Treatment and Conditioning Services at Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), reveals how his team is safely diverting huge quantities of nuclear waste away from permanent ...

Groundbreaking research from the has brought about significant changes in how the UK's radioactive waste materials are stored safely and extensively influenced national policy decisions around ...

Finland is on the cusp of burying spent nuclear fuel in the world’s first geological tomb, where it will be stored for 100,000 years. The pioneering project has been hailed as both a watershed moment ...

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A six-mile network of underground tunnels soon to become a nuclear "tomb" has been pictured for the first time. The expansive $4billion (£3.1billion) Onkalo project, developed by Finnish authorities ...

Two new Honorary Professor appointments have been announced that will enhance Manchester's already leading expertise in radioactively contaminated land management and radioactive waste disposal. Drs ...

The Special Act on the Management of High-Level Radioactive Waste (High-Level Radioactive Waste Special Act) will come into effect on September 26. The government plans to accelerate the process of ...

A novel process called radiation-enhanced electrolysis could boost hydrogen production by up to tenfold, offering a highly efficient route to convert hazardous nuclear waste into a clean energy source ...

The first-ever 'tomb' for nuclear waste, located nearly 1,500 feet below the surface, will soon be sealed off from humans for 100,000 years to break down safely. Finland's $4 billion Onkalo project ...

Engineers at Lancaster University have discovered a method of generating renewable biofuel additives using radiation that could be derived from nuclear waste. Published in Nature Communications ...

What would it take for you to accept nuclear waste in your backyard? The country has created quite a bit of the stuff and the government is searching for someone willing to take it. Steadily produced ...