Engineers have selected the site for its geological stability, absence of resources, and buy-in from Indigenous groups.

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The UK Treasury has branded a proposed underground nuclear waste repository in Cumbria as “unachievable,” drawing sharp ...

Nuclear waste. We've all heard about it, but what is it? Is it a problem without a solution? How big is the problem? And what exactly is this waste and why is it so important? New Atlas takes a look ...

The Office of Nuclear Energy has selected five companies in the US to research ...

CAMERON, Texas, Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Deep Isolation Nuclear, Inc. (“Deep Isolation”), a leading innovator in nuclear waste disposal technology, today announced the launch of its ...

Nuclear waste becomes clean energy as Jefferson Lab's particle accelerators reduce storage time by 99.7% while generating electricity for the grid.

The Canadian program for nuclear fuel waste management is explained through interviews with people working inside and outside the nuclear industry and by a visit to the Whiteshell Nuclear Research ...

Citizens groups opposed to a proposed underground storage site for spent nuclear-fuel rods near Ignace say they're heartened by the level of push-back against the project. A federal agency reviewing ...

Potential impacts on ground-water, tourism, mental health, as well as the prospect of truck crashes involving radioactive materials, are among a myriad of concerns being formally raised in response to ...

At nearly 20 percent of our current electricity production, U.S. energy policy must include commercial nuclear power to satisfy our increasing demand for electricity over the next century, yet certain ...