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 ...

Buried beneath the ground, in storage tanks, are 56 million gallons of radioactive waste. Many of them are leaking into the ground. According to NBC, some nuclear experts have said Hanford is "an ...

Fast neutron reactors can increase efficiency of nuclear energy and shrink the environmental footprint of radioactive waste. Several countries are looking to these innovative reactors to help ensure a ...

An curved arrow pointing right. In 1987, Nevada's Yucca Mountain was designated as the place to store America's nuclear waste. Millions of dollars went into researching the mountain and developing ...

which gives the scene a yellow tint Which rural area will take the UK's nuclear waste? Inside the 'town' behind Sellafield's security fence When spent nuclear fuel is separated it into its ...

And eventually, the uranium reaction fizzles out, leaving nuclear waste – which is really hard to get rid of. A tiny particle called a neutron is fired at the uranium. This splits one of the ...

Robotic probes have glimpsed inside the three reactors ... on what to do with the radioactive melted fuel and other nuclear waste makes it difficult to understand what’s in store for the ...

The Energy Secretary was urged to reconsider the Government’s decision on Friday, with industry figures arguing that the stockpile, which has been classed as dangerous nuclear waste, could be ...

Turns out that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s process ... U.S. Department of Energy And, of course, the waste canisters inside the overpacks will not contain real spent fuel — but they ...