Canada’s NWMO has launched the regulatory process to licence a deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel in ...

The justices rebuffed a petition from an anti-nuclear group that had asked the court to address temporary waste storage.

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 ...

The Township of Ignace and its Community Engagement Committee are geared up to host the first community engagement sessions ...

The Initial Project Description for the proposed underground deep geological repository system for Canada's used nuclear fuel ...

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Scientists at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant began using aerial drones to scope out areas of the underground nuclear waste repository to ensure they are safe before sending workers in. The drone ...

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

A growing number of countries are planning a permanent solution to the issue of radioactive waste by burying it deep underground. Schemes take many years to plan, and many more years to build, but ...

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 ...