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

South Korea's National Assembly has passed an act that stipulates the construction of interim storage facilities for high-level radioactive waste by 2050 and permanent disposal facilities by 2060. The ...

The debate is between those who see a path to making nuclear waste clean again and those who advocate a more cautious approach. An ancient Greek saying warns us that "there is no such thing as a free ...

Japan has raised global concern, after reportedly taking initial steps to explore a tiny ...

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts found that Poland is making progress in safely managing its radioactive waste and spent fuel management activities, an essential part of ...

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

An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has praised progress made by Poland in safely managing its radioactive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Chornobyl nuclear power plant is slowly but surely moving towards a safer future. The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. This report assesses the impact of lack of access to LLRW disposal facilities and the ...

Experts Oliver Lareynie and Delphine Pellegrini, who led the workshop on radioactive waste wanagement, and senior KNRA officials Erick Ngotho (right) and Michale Atogo. [Courtesy] As climate change ...

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 ...