| 单词 | radioactive waste |
| 例句 | The reactions may be between two or more chemicals, or between chemicals and the radioactive wastes that are being discharged into our rivers in ever-increasing volume. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The pollution entering our waterways comes from many sources: radioactive wastes from reactors, laboratories, and hospitals; fallout from nuclear explosions; domestic wastes from cities and towns; chemical wastes from factories. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z His threats — including one to plant minefields with radioactive waste — worried allies, created turmoil in Washington and irked Truman no end. MacArthur and Truman face off in H.W. Brands' new history 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z According to this movie, the best reason to go to Nevada is to gather radioactive waste. Anthony Lane: “Godzilla” Review 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z This documentary follows activists mothers in St. Louis as they pressure the Environmental Protection Agency and other government agencies to remove radioactive waste that was dumped in a nearby landfill decades earlier. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Malcolm X’ and ‘Tom of Finland’ 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z In one there's the first nuclear reactor ever made and and in others radioactive waste was just thrown down in the 40s when they didn't know any better. Lustmord: ambient's dark star 2013-03-16T03:08:20Z A radioactive waste pipe is being removed from the garden of actress Helena Bonham Carter. Toxic pipe moved from actress' land 2013-12-03T14:41:33Z To most comedians, material touching on race, racism, sexism or a culture of privilege — material about whiteness — is the equivalent of radioactive waste: It’s untouchable. He makes white privilege a punch line. Will America get the joke? 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z So while the stakes may be lower than say, radioactive waste, the question remains: what do we do with this s**t? Curb your enthusiasm: Plastic bag ban poses poop problem 2014-03-06T13:45:00Z Thousands of tons of radioactive waste are produced in the generation of nuclear power, and “Into Eternity” takes a somewhat guilty view of this activity. | 'Into Eternity': Humans, Who Once Buried Their Treasures, Now Bury Their Dangers 2011-02-01T22:51:58Z Russia agreed in 1993 that its Vladivostok-based Pacific Fleet would stop dumping liquid radioactive waste in the Sea of Japan, but asked richer countries to help it process the waste for underground burial. Russia suspends nuclear decommissioning pact with Japan - document 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z In a recent setback, two plant workers were splashed with radioactive waste while cleaning piping at the water treatment facility and were hospitalized for exposure. Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z It noted that previous research by Lynas to turn the radioactive waste into agriculture fertilizer was rejected by the government. Activists demand transparency over Malaysia’s move to extend Lynas Rare Earth’s operations 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Science and technology minister Chang Lih Kang said Lynas will be allowed to import radioactive material and continue processing rare earths, provided the firm carries out thorium extraction to remove radioactive waste. Rare-earths miner Lynas jumps as Malaysia allows key plant extension 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The government had ordered Lynas to move its leaching and cracking processes — which produce the radioactive waste from Australian ore — out of the country by the year’s end. Malaysia gives nod for Australian miner Lynas to import, process rare earths until March 2026 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z But it said Lynas must move its cracking and leaching processes - which produce the radioactive waste from Australian ore - out of Malaysia. Australia’s Lynas to upgrade Malaysian rare earth refinery amid dispute over operating license 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Despite this, the Biden administration decided to use HEU “to keep the size of the experimental reactor small” and to reduce the radioactive waste. U.S. Plan to Put Weapons-Grade Uranium in a Civilian Reactor Is Dangerous and Unnecessary 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The government originally ordered Lynas to move its leaching and cracking processes — which produce the radioactive waste from Australian ore — out of the country by the year’s end. Activists demand transparency over Malaysia’s move to extend Lynas Rare Earth’s operations 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z To again renew its license, Lynas must move its cracking and leaching processes — which produce the radioactive waste from Australian ore — out of Malaysia. Australia’s Lynas to upgrade Malaysian rare earth refinery amid dispute over operating license 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z He said he considered it a win-win situation as it “fulfills our decision not to allow the continuous accumulation of radioactive waste” at the Lynas plant. Malaysia gives nod for Australian miner Lynas to import, process rare earths until March 2026 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Environmental groups have long campaigned against Lynas’ operations and demanded that the company export its radioactive waste. Australia’s Lynas to upgrade Malaysian rare earth refinery amid dispute over operating license 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in southeastern New Mexico plays a key role in the nation’s multibillion-dollar effort to clean up radioactive waste left behind by decades of nuclear research and bomb-making. New Mexico signs final order to renew permit at US nuclear waste repository 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z It would produce no carbon emissions and only relatively short-lived radioactive waste. Laser-fusion experiment squeezes out even more energy 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Environmental groups have long campaigned against Lynas’s operations and demanded that the company export its radioactive waste. Australia’s Lynas to upgrade Malaysian rare earth refinery amid dispute over operating license 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Environmental groups have long campaigned against the Lynas refinery, demanding that the company export its radioactive waste. Malaysia gives nod for Australian miner Lynas to import, process rare earths until March 2026 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The Livermore results raise hopes that fusion can one day be used to generate bountiful amounts of electricity without producing greenhouse gases or long-lived radioactive waste. A Laser Fusion Breakthrough Gets a Bigger Burst of Energy 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Over 56 million gallons of radioactive waste is held in 177 underground containers; approximately two-thirds of the tanks have leaked, and at least 1 million gallons of highly radioactive waste have seeped into the ground. Our nuclear legacy and the weight of history | Op-Ed 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z After capturing the atoll during World War II, the United States tested nuclear weapons there 43 times, then buried the resulting radioactive waste in a concrete tomb that has since begun to leak. ‘Nature does not forget’: These 4 animals are radioactive 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z It is one of Asia’s largest radioactive waste cleanup sites. Australia’s Lynas to upgrade Malaysian rare earth refinery amid dispute over operating license 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z “The technology will produce relatively low amounts of radioactive waste that will be safely managed” along international safety standards. Rwanda will host a company’s 1st small-scale nuclear reactor testing carbon-free energy approach 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z The video ends with a pitch for nuclear power, never mind the unsolved question of what to do with its radioactive waste products. Column: The right-wing campaign to make our kids dumber 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Nuclear power plants produce no emissions, though experts warn that nuclear energy comes with the risk of reactor meltdowns and the challenge of how to safely store radioactive waste. Putin profits off global reliance on Russian nuclear fuel 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z In 1977 the U.S. began to clean the atoll of radioactive waste, most of which is buried in concrete on one of the islands. ‘Nature does not forget’: These 4 animals are radioactive 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The strategy helps ensure prices that incentivize other countries to dig new mines but not build processing plants that can also produce radioactive waste, analysts said. Insight: World battles to loosen China's grip on vital rare earths for clean energy transition 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Decontaminating leaks of highly radioactive waste and other pollution at the site has already cost billions of dollars and will for many years. US says largest solar project could be built on Energy Dept land 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The goal is to get the temperature to 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature needed to eventually glassify radioactive waste. At Hanford, world’s largest radioactive-waste melter is fired up again 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in southeastern New Mexico plays a key role in the nation’s multibillion-dollar effort to clean up radioactive waste left behind by decades nuclear research and bomb-making. New Mexico negotiates settlement over permit renewal for US nuclear waste repository 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Energy Department produced an average of four nuclear bombs every day, turning them out of hastily built factories with few environmental safeguards that left behind a vast legacy of toxic radioactive waste. A Poisonous Cold War Legacy That Defies a Solution 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Lynas refines concentrate in Malaysia that it produces in Australia, but authorities in Kuala Lumpur plan to block the imports next year, citing concerns the Lynas plant leaks radioactive waste, a charge Lynas disputes. Insight: World battles to loosen China's grip on vital rare earths for clean energy transition 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z In theory, a molten salt reactor could burn used fuel from conventional reactors and generate less long-lived radioactive waste, Kuperman says. U.S. planning test reactor to run on weapons-grade uranium 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Initially, the vitrification plant will glassify the least radioactive waste in the tanks, with plans still being made to vitrify the high-level radioactive tank waste. At Hanford, world’s largest radioactive-waste melter is fired up again 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Florida was once a swing state; currently Republicans enjoy a supermajority in the legislature that allows them to pass such enlightened measures as using radioactive waste to build roads. The GOP's heart of darkness: Why Ron DeSantis can never beat Donald Trump 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Unlike today's fission reactors it could generate power without producing long-lasting radioactive waste. Microsoft to buy power from nuclear fusion company Helion 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Nuclear reactors across the country produce more than 2,000 metric tons of radioactive waste a year, according to the U.S. US regulators OK spent nuclear fuel facility in New Mexico 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida may study whether a radioactive waste byproduct of fertilizer production can be used to help build roads under a bill passed by the Legislature. Florida may study use of radioactive waste in building roads 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z DOE had planned to start treating low-activity radioactive waste at the vitrification plant, or Waste Treatment Plant, by the end of this year. At Hanford, world’s largest radioactive-waste melter is fired up again 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Which suggests just how much radioactive waste Wilkinson may have found. Perspective | Don’t forget the women who chased Daniel Snyder toward the NFL’s exit 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Nuclear power is considered a clean energy as it doesn’t emit greenhouse gases, but it does produce radioactive waste. As summer heat looms, Japan urged to curb impact, emissions 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z During the pause, Russia has instead focused on domestic events, including a conference in Murmansk regarding the removal of radioactive waste from the Arctic Ocean, Korchunov said. Arctic Council under pressure as Norway readies for Russian handoff 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z The study was funded by lawyers whose clients were suing over radioactive waste in Coldwater Creek, which runs near the school. Missouri school to stay closed after contamination scare 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The melters will be tested using first a nonradioactive waste simulant and then radioactive waste before the facility is turned over for waste-treatment operations. At Hanford, world’s largest radioactive-waste melter is fired up again 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Similar battles have been waged in Nevada, Utah and Texas over the decades as the U.S. has struggled to find a home for spent fuel and other radioactive waste. US regulators delay decision on nuclear fuel storage license 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Minnesota regulators knew four months ago that radioactive waste had leaked from a nuclear power plant in Monticello — but they didn’t announce anything about the leak until this week. Regulators: Nuclear plant leak didn’t require public notice 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z However, even under normal conditions, generating nuclear power produces hazardous radioactive waste, which needs to be safely managed and stored for hundreds of years. Nuclear energy: How environmentally-friendly and safe is it? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z As small modular nuclear reactors come closer to reality in the U.S., managing and disposing of their highly radioactive waste should be a national priority. Nuclear Waste Is Piling Up. Does the U.S. Have a Plan? 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z It’s a significant step toward getting the massive Hanford vitrification plant operating after construction started 21 years ago and a crucial step toward getting millions of gallons of radioactive waste treated and into permanent disposal. At Hanford, world’s largest radioactive-waste melter is fired up again 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z In the absence of a permanent storage repository for spent fuel, radioactive waste is piling up at power plants across the country, including the shuttered San Onofre facility along the coast in San Diego County. PG&E can keep operating Diablo Canyon — at least for now, feds say 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z In 2020, radioactive waste was also found at the home of a former nuclear energy agency employee in Indonesia. Australia radioactive capsule: Missing material more common than you think 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, France's national agency for managing nuclear waste last month requested approval for a project to store permanently high-level radioactive waste. France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z That process must accelerate now, before the reactors we need for their electricity run out of room for their growing inventories of highly radioactive waste. Nuclear Waste Is Piling Up. Does the U.S. Have a Plan? 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z According to the DOE, nuclear reactors across the country produce more than 2,000 metric tons of radioactive waste a year, with most of it remaining on-site because there’s nowhere else to put it. US sweetens pot to study siting for spent nuke fuel storage 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The writer is a radioactive waste specialist at Beyond Nuclear and a board member of Don’t Waste Michigan. Opinion | Dark money made Ohio’s energy policies among the most backward 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z France's national agency for managing nuclear waste has applied to the ministry of ecological transition for the creation of a project for the long-term storage of high-level radioactive waste, the agency said on Tuesday. Big Oil's good times set to roll on after record 2022 profits 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Options EDF and Orano are considering include finding a way to recycle the used fuel more than once, but critics say the recycling itself creates more radioactive waste and is not a long-term solution. France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Refining the minerals can generate toxic and radioactive waste, which poses environmental and health risks if not properly disposed of. Sweden finds rare earth deposits that could benefit Western consumers 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z He said production overall at the two sites could cost at least $60 billion over 30 years with radioactive waste disposal and other environmental and public health concerns adding to the bill. US nuclear agency falls short on scheduling, cost estimates 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z It would need relatively small amounts of fuel, would not produce any greenhouse gases and would leave very little of the radioactive waste that makes current nuclear reactors so unpopular. Tech trends 2023: Flying taxis and satellite phones 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Signed in 1989, the agreement laid out timelines for cleanup including construction of a waste vitrification plant that was to turn radioactive waste into stable glass logs by 2007. Remembering Mike Lawrence, who helped guide WA’s nuclear cleanup 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z But unlike fission, fusion does not create long-lived radioactive waste. Opinion | Betting on Fusion Energy Shows Our Children We Care About Them 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Controlled fusion could offer an energy source that does not produce greenhouse gases or radioactive waste. Your Wednesday Briefing: A Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Nuclear fission produces a lot of radioactive waste, which can be dangerous and must be stored safely - potentially for hundreds of years. What is nuclear fusion and how does it work? 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Nuclear fusion produces far more energy, and only small amounts of short-lived radioactive waste. US scientists announce fusion energy breakthrough 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Fusion that could be produced in a controlled fashion could mean an energy source that does not produce greenhouse gases or radioactive waste. Your Tuesday Briefing 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Unlike other nuclear reactions, it doesn’t create radioactive waste. Officials to announce long-awaited fusion energy advance 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z It’s also a process that doesn’t produce the radioactive waste of nuclear fission, Kammen said. EXPLAINER: Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Shells have fallen near reactors and have hit a radioactive waste storage building at the plant but have not yet caused serious damage. Ukraine conflict: How much damage has Russia done to power supplies? 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z The idea is that the shifting salt will eventually entomb the radioactive waste left from decades of bomb-making and nuclear weapons research. US nuclear waste repository begins filling new disposal area 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z Some fell near reactors and damaged a radioactive waste storage building, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said. Ukraine urges limiting electricity use and readies voluntary Kherson evacuation 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as well as maintenance, fuel purchases and additional on-site storage for radioactive waste needed to keep the plant running past 2025. Biden gives PG&E $1 billion to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z But he has also prioritized issues that are of particular importance to the district’s voters, including improving services for veterans and moving the radioactive waste buried at the closed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Democratic Rep. Mike Levin holds on to his coastal Southern California district seat 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The school opened in 1970 and sits in the flood plain of Coldwater Creek, which was contaminated with radioactive waste generated when Mallinckrodt Chemical processed uranium in the 1940s and 1950s for atomic weapons. 3rd investigation finds no contamination at Missouri school 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The last time the Justice Department had successfully blocked a merger in court was in 2017, when a judge ruled that a radioactive waste disposal provider could not join forces with its competitor. After a string of losses, Justice Dept. notches antitrust victories 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Moscow has repeatedly made the unfounded claim that Ukraine is preparing to detonate a device that spreads radioactive waste on its own territory while trying to blame Russia. Ukraine: Blackouts back in Kyiv as war takes multiple fronts 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z He said that “the works are at their concluding stage” on a dirty bomb, which uses explosives to scatter radioactive waste in an effort to sow terror. UN nuclear agency to probe Russia claim of `dirty bombs’ 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s state nuclear energy company says it appears that Russia is preparing to stage a terrorist act at the occupied Zaporizhzhia power plant using radioactive waste and nuclear materials. Ukraine’s atomic agency says Russia likely preparing a nuclear terror act 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The developments come as fears are growing that Russia, facing setbacks on the battlefield, could try to detonate a so-called dirty bomb, which uses explosives to scatter radioactive waste in an effort to sow terror. Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The attacks come as fears are growing that Russia, facing setbacks on the battlefield, could try to detonate a device that uses explosives to scatter radioactive waste in an effort to sow terror. Russia fires rockets at Ukraine, renews ‘dirty bomb’ claims 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z A dirty bomb is not a nuclear weapon, but a conventional explosive wrapped in radioactive waste. Biden Says Russian Use of a Nuclear Weapon Would Be a ‘Serious Mistake’ 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Ukraine also dismissed Moscow’s claim as an attempt to distract attention from the Kremlin’s own alleged plans to detonate a dirty bomb, which uses explosives to scatter radioactive waste in an effort to sow terror. Ukraine nuclear agency thickens plot over alleged dirty bomb 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Moscow has claimed that Ukraine is preparing to detonate a “dirty bomb” that would combine conventional explosives with spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste stored at Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine’s atomic agency says Russia likely preparing a nuclear terror act 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z A dirty bomb uses explosives to scatter radioactive waste in an effort to sow terror. German president arrives in Ukraine as tensions rise 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Russia’s defense ministry said Shoigu raised the prospect of “possible Ukrainian provocations involving a ‘dirty bomb,’” which is a device that uses explosives to scatter radioactive waste. 9 months into war, Ukraine claims success in downing drones 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z “Energoatom assumes that such actions of the invaders may indicate that they are preparing a terrorist act using nuclear materials and radioactive waste stored” at the Zaporizhzhia plant, the company said in a statement. Biden Says Russian Use of a Nuclear Weapon Would Be a ‘Serious Mistake’ 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Russia’s defense ministry said Shoigu voiced concern about “possible Ukrainian provocations involving a ‘dirty bomb,’” a device that uses explosives to scatter radioactive waste. Russia’s defense chief warns of ‘dirty bomb’ provocation 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z There’s no turning back at the Hanford site’s vitrification plant after the heat-up of the world’s largest melter for radioactive waste started Saturday, 20 years after construction of the plant began. No turning back: World’s largest radioactive waste melter starts in Central WA 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Hazards include the polluted leftovers of Florida’s phosphate fertilizer mining industry, more than 1 billion tons of slightly radioactive waste contained in enormous ponds that could overflow in heavy rains. Ian swamps southwest Florida, trapping people in homes 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z About 30 million tons of this slightly radioactive waste is generated every year, according to the Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute. Pollution from Florida mining a concern with Hurricane Ian 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Russia seized radioactive waste facilities in Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986, at the start of the war but later withdrew. UN board calls on Russia to leave Ukraine nuclear plant 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Martin Neukom, a member of the Zurich cantonal government and a Green party member, said it was irrelevant that he had been critical of nuclear power stations as radioactive waste had already been produced. Swiss confirm favoured location for $21 billion nuclear waste store 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z The 300-ton melter now must remain hot continuously around the clock as it initially makes practice glass and eventually starts glassifying radioactive waste for the first time at the nuclear reservation. No turning back: World’s largest radioactive waste melter starts in Central WA 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z “The Russian side drew attention to regular Ukrainian attacks on the plant’s facilities, including radioactive waste storage, which is fraught with catastrophic consequences,” said a statement published on the Kremlin’s website. Putin, Macron trade blame over Ukraine nuclear plant security 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z The so-called deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel and other radioactive waste has yet to be approved by the government and parliament, a process that will take years. Switzerland says area near Germany to be proposed for nuclear waste site 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z Nuclear power also poses risks, including disposing of highly radioactive waste and keeping that technology out of the hands of rogue countries or nefarious groups that may pursue a nuclear weapons program. Small nuke reactors emerge as energy option, but risks loom 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z The inspectors reported having found Russian military equipment parked inside buildings, as well as damage to buildings housing fresh nuclear fuel and radioactive waste. Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The Department of Energy’s goal is to start vitrifying radioactive waste stored in underground tanks, some since World War II, by the end of 2023. No turning back: World’s largest radioactive waste melter starts in Central WA 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, the inspectors reported having found Russian military equipment parked inside buildings, as well as damage to buildings housing fresh nuclear fuel and radioactive waste. ‘Playing With Fire’: U.N. Team Calls for No-Fire Zone at Ukraine Nuclear Plant 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Grossi did not specify how the mission would reach Zaporizhzhia, which is Europe’s largest nuclear facility, a complex of six light-water reactors, cooling towers, machine rooms and radioactive waste storage sites. Ukraine Launches Southern Offensive, as Inspectors Head to Nuclear Plant 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Grossi did not specify how the mission would reach Zaporizhzhia, which is Europe’s largest nuclear facility, a sprawling complex of six light-water reactors, cooling towers, machine rooms and radioactive waste storage sites. U.N. experts head to the Zaporizhzhia facility on a risky mission after weeks of talks. 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Sunday that Ukrainian forces had shelled the plant twice over the past day and that some shells fell near buildings storing reactor fuel and radioactive waste. Cities near Ukrainian nuclear plant shelled 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Bechtel holds the contract for building, starting up and commissioning the waste treatment, or vitrification, plant to prepare it to treat radioactive waste. No turning back: World’s largest radioactive waste melter starts in Central WA 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces fired 17 shells, Russia’s Defense Ministry alleged — with four hitting the roof of a building housing nuclear fuel and 13 exploding near storage sites for nuclear fuel and solid radioactive waste. Ukraine, Russia exchange blame for more shelling at nuclear plant 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z If mastered, fusion power plants could provide cheap and endless energy without emitting carbon into the air or dumping radioactive waste into the environment. Nuclear fusion power inches closer to reality 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Ukrainians accused Russian forces of shelling “ash pits” near the nuclear site that contain some low-level radioactive waste, to intentionally “raise clouds of radioactive dust.” Foes Agree on Nuclear Disaster Risk in Ukraine, but Little Else 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z It’s on the Navajo Nation, where the uranium industry poisoned groundwater with radioactive waste. This power line could save California — and forever change the American West 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Once the melter is fully commissioned and begins to treat radioactive waste, the glassified radioactive waste it produces will be buried at the Integrated Disposal Facility, a lined landfill in central Hanford. No turning back: World’s largest radioactive waste melter starts in Central WA 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z The site had high concentrations of uranium, raising concerns over how radioactive waste would be disposed. Rare earths processor buys rights to mine in Greenland 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Zaporizhzhia has its own radioactive waste storage system, which was established in 1999 with Western backing as a way to end reliance on Russian reprocessing of spent fuel. In Ukraine, a Nuclear Plant Held Hostage 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Ukraine has so far resisted returning fire from the plant with American-provided advanced rocket systems, for fear of striking one of the six pressurized water reactors or highly radioactive waste in storage. Shelling of Ukraine Nuclear Plant Raising Fears and Outrage 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The U.S. also has no long-term storage repository for spent fuel, meaning radioactive waste is piling up at nuclear plants across the country, including Diablo. California could lend PG&E $1.4 billion to save Diablo Canyon nuclear plant 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z DOE faces a federal court deadline to also be treating high-level radioactive waste, in addition to the initial treatment of low-activity waste, by 2033 and to have the vitrification plant fully operating by 2036. No turning back: World’s largest radioactive waste melter starts in Central WA 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z The vitrification plant was designed to separate the millions of gallons of waste stored in underground tanks into low-activity and high-level radioactive waste for glassification. Hanford’s soaring cost of radioactive waste cleanup is targeted as NW governors seek more funding 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The danger at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant — a sprawl of cooling towers, nuclear reactors, machine rooms and radioactive waste storage sites — was actually graver than even those who worked there knew at the time. In Ukraine, a Nuclear Plant Held Hostage 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Those who sell are required to sign agreements to refrain from disparaging Homestake and absolve the company of liability, even though illnesses caused by exposure to radioactive waste can take decades to manifest. A uranium ghost town in the making 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z It consists of six pressurised water reactors and stores radioactive waste. Ukraine war: Russia undermining safety of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - UK 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Once both are at operating temperature, the facility next will heat a nonradioactive simulant of tank waste with glass former as part of preparations to treat radioactive waste. No turning back: World’s largest radioactive waste melter starts in Central WA 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z The nation has no repository yet for high-level radioactive waste. Hanford’s soaring cost of radioactive waste cleanup is targeted as NW governors seek more funding 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z "Rather, it's a day to mourn the production of radioactive waste that is going to have to be carefully and expensively managed and monitored for many generations to come." Hinkley B: UK's most productive nuclear power plant to close 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Doing so would risk striking one of the six pressurized water reactors or highly radioactive waste in storage. Using Nuclear Reactors for Cover, Russians Lob Rockets at Ukrainians 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Neutrinos also flow directly from nuclear reactors and radioactive waste, which has led to some proposals to use them to verify international nuclear agreements. Physics Particles Fly as Practical Tools 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z These voracious microorganisms are being used to clean up oil spills and radioactive waste, and to break down plastics. Review | Our planet is covered in fungus — and that’s a good thing 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z A commercial site in Texas with a cell for disposal of low-level radioactive waste from federal government sites could be used. Hanford’s soaring cost of radioactive waste cleanup is targeted as NW governors seek more funding 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z That facility is licensed to take up to 5,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel rods from power plants and more than 231 metric tons of other radioactive waste. Regulators recommend license for spent nuclear fuel storage 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z High-level radioactive waste consists of used nuclear reactor fuel. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z “Hanford workers, and all others working with dangerous radioactive waste, remain protected.” Ferguson: Supreme Court ruling won’t hurt Hanford workers 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Repairs have begun on the damaged facilities, he said, but it is now urgent to ensure safe operations for radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Ukraine war: Chernobyl scarred by Russian troops' damage and looting 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Another highly valuable resource in space is helium-3, a rare version of helium that scientists think could be used in nuclear fusion reactions without producing radioactive waste. Wealthy nations are carving up space and its riches – and leaving other countries behind 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z The environmental groups argued that continuing to operate the plant beyond its scheduled closing would generate hundreds of tons of highly radioactive waste, with no permanent storage site for it. Environmental groups oppose longer life for CA nuclear plant 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Unlike existing fission reactors that produce radioactive waste and sometimes catastrophic meltdowns, proponents of fusion say it offers a clean and virtually limitless supply of energy if scientists and engineers can harness it. French scientist leading nuclear fusion project dies at 72 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z It's not a working power station, but radioactive waste is stored at the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. Inside Chernobyl: We stole Russian fuel to prevent catastrophe 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z The process of creating nuclear electricity does not result in greenhouse gas emissions, but does produce hazardous radioactive waste that needs to be stored. Sizewell B: Life of Suffolk nuclear plant may be extended by 20 years 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Even under normal conditions, generating nuclear power produces hazardous radioactive waste, which needs to be safely managed and stored for hundreds of years. How much nuclear power does the UK use and is it safe? 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z It also will need to make progress on the vitrification plant facilities planned to handle and treat high-level radioactive waste. Biden administration proposes budget cut for cleanup of radioactive and hazardous waste at Hanford 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Russia last month seized the radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl next to the now-defunct power plant that in 1986 was the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. IAEA aiming to deploy roughly 15-20 staff to Ukraine, U.S. lawmaker says 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z LVIV, Ukraine - Russian military forces destroyed a laboratory at the Chernobyl nuclear plant that worked to improve management of radioactive waste, the Ukrainian agency responsible for the Chernobyl exclusion zone said Tuesday. Live updates: Officials say Russians shell 2 Kyiv districts 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z LVIV, Ukraine — Russian military forces destroyed a laboratory at the Chernobyl nuclear plant that worked to improve management of radioactive waste, the Ukrainian agency responsible for the Chernobyl exclusion zone said Tuesday. Live: Live updates: Ukraine leader urges heavier sanctions by Asia 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z It is currently stored in temporary facilities that are not designed for the permanent storage of so-called "high-level" radioactive waste. How much nuclear power does the UK use and is it safe? 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Robots inside the plant work to dismantle the destroyed reactor and gather up radioactive waste. Forest fires near Russian-held Chernobyl nuclear plant raise radiation fears, Ukraine says 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Now, even rotating key Ukrainian personnel who manage the highly radioactive waste at the site has become entangled in the war. Wildfires in the Area Around Chernobyl Raise Fears of Radioactive Smoke 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Hanford contains approximately 56 million gallons of radioactive waste stored in 177 underground tanks, representing one of DOE’s largest environmental risks and most complex challenges. Congress approves budget for Hanford nuclear cleanup 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Critics, including top elected officials from Texas and New Mexico, have voiced concerns because the federal government lacks any plans for a permanent resting place for the radioactive waste. Oil companies join fight against US nuclear waste facilities 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Japan has no final storage plans even for the highly radioactive waste that comes out of normal reactors. 11 years later, fate of Fukushima reactor cleanup uncertain 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Robots inside the shelter work to dismantle the destroyed reactor and gather up radioactive waste. Chernobyl plant disconnected from power grid; Ukraine demands cease-fire for urgent repairs 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Since it invaded Ukraine Russia has seized Zaporizhzhia and radioactive waste facilities near the defunct nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, site of the world's worst nuclear accident in 1986. U.N. nuclear watchdog chief heading to Turkey site of Russia-Ukraine meeting 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Germany had planned to retire them over concerns about safety and radioactive waste. The EU accelerates plans to phase out Russian gas 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Grossi proposed the three-way at Chernobyl, where Russia has seized a radioactive waste facility near the defunct power plant where the world's worst nuclear accident happened in 1986. Russia backs IAEA chief's idea of Ukraine meeting but not at Chernobyl 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Large amounts of slurry and solid radioactive waste also accumulate in the plant. 11 years later, fate of Fukushima reactor cleanup uncertain 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Russian forces that invaded Ukraine last week have already captured the defunct Chernobyl plant north of Kyiv, which spewed radioactive waste over much of Europe after an accident there in April 1986. Ukraine's president urges Russians to protest over attack on nuclear plant 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z On 27 February, Russian missiles also reportedly hit the site of a radioactive waste disposal facility in Kyiv. Nuclear plant: How dangerous was the attack and what is the risk in Ukraine? 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z During fighting on the weekend, Russian fire also hit a radioactive waste disposal facility in Kyiv and a similar facility in Kharkiv. EXPLAINER: How dangerous was Russia’s nuclear plant strike? 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Russian forces last week seized the spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident at a now-defunct power plant. Ukraine nuclear firm says it still controls key plants but Russians nearing 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said missiles have hit a radioactive waste disposal site in Kyiv, but that there are no reports of damage to the buildings or indications of a release of radioactive material. Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, escalating worries 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Russian forces have seized the spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident at a now-defunct power plant. U.N. nuclear watchdog to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko has accused the Russian military of battling Ukrainian national guardsmen who were "fighting hard" to protect the storage facilities containing "unsafe nuclear radioactive waste." As Russia invades Chernobyl, many fear artillery could spread radioactive dust across the continent 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Robots inside the shelter work to dismantle the destroyed reactor and gather up the radioactive waste. Russia grabs Chernobyl no-go site in Ukraine 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The plant was the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident when a nuclear reactor exploded in April 1986, spewing radioactive waste across Europe. Live updates: Ukraine leader says Russians checked outside Kyiv 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z National governments would need to guarantee safe disposal of radioactive waste, and nuclear plants must undergo regular safety updates, with newly built plants labeled sustainable only until 2045. Europe labels nuclear and natural gas as sustainable investments. 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Nuclear energy comes with concerns about accidents and what to do with radioactive waste. In controversial move, EU says nuclear power and gas can be green investments 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z That facility is licensed to take up to 5,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel rods from power plants and more than 231 tons of other radioactive waste. New Mexico debates bill to block spent nuclear fuel storage 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z An official familiar with current assessments said Russian shelling hit a radioactive waste repository at Chernobyl, and an increase in radiation levels was reported. Russia grabs Chernobyl no-go site in Ukraine 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Nuclear fission also produces radioactive waste, which can harm people and animals if it’s not stored properly. Nuclear power: Could it be a clean energy solution? 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z None of the other alternatives, he adds, solve the most pressing problem of nuclear power: what to do with the radioactive waste produced by every plant. Column: Nuclear energy backers say it's vital for the fight against global warming. Don't be so sure 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Nuclear power would be considered a sustainable investment if countries can safely dispose of radioactive waste — one of the biggest concerns for the German-led bloc. Europe Plans to Say Nuclear Power and Natural Gas Are Green Investments 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Department of Energy, nuclear reactors across the country produce more than 2,000 metric tons of radioactive waste a year, with most of it remaining on-site because there’s nowhere else to put it. New Mexico debates bill to block spent nuclear fuel storage 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The targeted radioactive waste included plutonium-contaminated filters, graphite molds, sludges containing solvents and oxidized uranium generated during nuclear weapons production work at the Rocky Flats Plant in Colorado. Cleanup of buried nuke waste at Idaho Superfund site is nearing the finish 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z “We consider nuclear technology to be dangerous,” government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told reporters in Berlin, noting that the question of what to do with radioactive waste that will last for thousands of generations remains unresolved. Germany calls nuclear power ‘dangerous,’ rejects EU plan 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Polluting companies will be delighted to have the EU’s seal of approval to attract cash and keep wrecking the planet by burning fossil gas and producing radioactive waste, said Greenpeace’s Magda Stoczkiewicz. EU draft on financing nuclear and gas plants raises ire 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Germany, on the other side, along with Austria, Luxembourg, Portugal and Denmark have expressed concerns about a buildup of nuclear power plants and the radioactive waste they produce. Europe Plans to Say Nuclear Power and Natural Gas Are Green Investments 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z At the time, many observers wondered whether nuclear power, with its radioactive waste and meltdown risk, was worth continuing to use. Opinion | Germany is closing its last nuclear plants. What a mistake. 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z A draft of the Commission's proposal, seen by Reuters, would label nuclear power plant investments as green if the project has a plan, funds and a site to safely dispose of radioactive waste. EU drafts plan to label gas and nuclear investments as green 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z The nation has no permanent storage for high-level radioactive waste. U.S. affirms new interpretation for high-level nuclear waste 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z They note the problems associated with the long-term storage of deadly radioactive waste. Is nuclear energy green? France and Germany lead opposing camps. 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Pro-nuclear countries including France cite the energy source's low CO2 emissions, while opponents warn of the environmental impact of radioactive waste. EU passes first chunk of green investment rules, contentious sectors still to come 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Lehman’s Waste Control Specialists, to establish a repository in the heart of Texas’ Permian Basin oil fields for as many as 40,000 metric tons of radioactive waste. Energy Department seeks towns willing to temporarily store nuclear waste 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Nuclear power produces very low CO2 emissions but the Commission sought expert advice this year on whether the fuel should be deemed green given the potential environmental impact of radioactive waste disposal. EU drafts plan to label gas and nuclear investments as green 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Edwin Lyman, director of Nuclear Power Safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit, said his group agreed that radioactive waste should be classified using technical analysis rather than a legal definition. U.S. affirms new interpretation for high-level nuclear waste 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z They are worried about a proliferation of nuclear plants on European soil, and the radioactive waste they produce. Europe Revisits Nuclear Power as Climate Deadlines Loom 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Now taxpayers spend about $2.5 billion annually on environmental cleanup of the 580-square-mile site, which has 56 million gallons of stored radioactive waste and radioactively and chemically contaminated buildings, soil and groundwater. Nearly 300 workers at Hanford nuclear reservation sue to stop COVID vaccine mandate and save their jobs 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Nuclear energy produces much lower greenhouse gas emissions than coal, oil or gas, but nuclear plants are expensive to build and produce radioactive waste that remains deadly for tens of thousands of years. Greenpeace denounces France’s uranium exports to Russia 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Nuclear energy produces much lower emissions than coal, oil or gas, but nuclear plants are very expensive to build and produce radioactive waste that remains deadly for tens of thousands of years. France to build new nuclear reactors to meet climate goals 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z He also said he was concerned that the new interpretation could hinder development of permanent storage for high-level radioactive waste, which mostly sits above ground at sites where it was produced. U.S. affirms new interpretation for high-level nuclear waste 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z And safety questions have lingered after high-profile nuclear accidents, along with unresolved concerns over the storage of radioactive waste. Europe Revisits Nuclear Power as Climate Deadlines Loom 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Even under normal conditions, generating nuclear power produces radioactive waste which is hazardous, and needs to be safely managed and stored for decades. How much nuclear power does the UK use and is it safe? 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z The site along the Columbia River contains America’s largest quantity of radioactive waste. US government works to ‘cocoon’ old nuclear reactors 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Fusion has advantages over fission as the fuel is derived from water, not radioactive uranium or plutonium and doesn’t generate long-term radioactive waste. U.S. zero-carbon fusion energy startup Helion raises $500 mln 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z BOISE, Idaho — The Biden administration has affirmed a Trump administration interpretation of high-level radioactive waste that is based on the waste’s radioactivity rather than how it was produced. U.S. affirms new interpretation for high-level nuclear waste 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z The storage units hold 90% of France’s low- to medium-activity radioactive waste, including tools, clothing and other material linked to reactor operation and maintenance. Is it green, or forever toxic? Nuclear rift at climate talks 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z It's currently stored in temporary facilities which are not designed for the permanent storage of so-called "high-level" radioactive waste. How much nuclear power does the UK use and is it safe? 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z That means fusion does not generate long-term radioactive waste, which few politicians want in their districts. Explainer: High-tech climate solutions that could cut emissions in the long term 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The leaking nuclear repository holds 3.1 million cubic feet of radioactive waste, a byproduct of U.S. weapons testing during the Cold War, and a focus of a Times investigation in 2019. Rep. Katie Porter presses Biden team on Marshall Islands nuclear waste, gets few answers 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Department of Energy announcement last week means some radioactive waste from nuclear weapons production stored in Idaho, Washington and South Carolina could be reclassified and moved for permanent storage elsewhere. U.S. affirms new interpretation for high-level nuclear waste 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Hundreds of abandoned uranium mines and radioactive waste still have to be cleaned up across the Navajo Nation. Human rights panel weighs Navajo uranium contamination case 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z It is low on carbon emissions but produces radioactive waste and the risk of leaks of radiation. Scottish climate expert Jim Skea warns 'clock is ticking' 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Environmental activists sat in hazmat suits beside dummy radioactive waste containers in front of Orano's offices just south of Paris, in a photo Greenpeace shared on Twitter. Greenpeace protests against France's uranium exports to Russia 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z The U.S. won’t clean out its leftover radioactive waste from a huge dome in Marshall Islands — but it does pay to keep anti-American graffiti off it. Rep. Katie Porter presses Biden team on Marshall Islands nuclear waste, gets few answers 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z “DOE’s environmental mission could also experience disruptions if facilities dedicated to radioactive waste processing and disposal are impacted by climate hazards.” 6 aspects of American life threatened by climate change 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Fusion also does not produce any greenhouse gasses and you end up with little of the radioactive waste that makes current nuclear reactors so unpopular. Clean energy from the fastest moving objects on earth 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z It’s one of the only sites in the country that accepts radioactive waste from other states. A private company got federal approval to store nuclear waste in Texas. The state is fighting back. 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Kishida supported the fuel recycling as a way of delaying a final repository, but Kono said the disposal of massive radioactive waste “is a problem whoever becomes prime minister must tackle.” China, pandemic, energy top Japan’s leadership race debate 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Environmental groups including the Sierra Club have filed federal lawsuits to block the project, arguing that the discovery of groundwater under the site makes it unsafe to store radioactive waste there. US grants license for temporary nuclear waste dump in Texas 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Unlike existing fission reactors that produce radioactive waste and sometimes catastrophic meltdowns, proponents of fusion say it offers a clean and virtually limitless supply of energy. Magnet milestones move distant nuclear fusion dream closer 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Unlike “fission,” in which a large atom is split to produce power inside a nuclear reactor, Helion said its fusion technology generates no long-lived radioactive waste or dangerous byproducts. Redmond-based clean energy startup to build pioneering fusion energy facility 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Engineers and geologists from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality resigned over the issuance of those licenses because they considered the Andrews site geologically unfit for radioactive waste disposal, according to local news reports. A private company got federal approval to store nuclear waste in Texas. The state is fighting back. 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z His predecessor also ordered an immediate department-wide assessment of its procedures and practices for packaging and shipping classified, radioactive waste. US to pay Nevada $65K in settlement over radioactive waste 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Instead, highly radioactive waste is piling up at dozens of reactors around the country. US grants license for temporary nuclear waste dump in Texas 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Hanford for decades made plutonium for nuclear weapons, and thousands of workers are now tasked with cleaning up the nation’s largest volume of radioactive wastes. Report: More than 57% of Hanford workers were exposed to hazardous material 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Now, they are assessing spent fuel at a former research reactor site with thousands of drums filled with radioactive waste. New type of imager could help spot smuggled nuclear materials 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z The question today, as temperatures rise and radioactive waste decays, is whether the climate catastrophe makes uranium worth the risk. California’s next climate challenge: Replacing its last nuclear power plant 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z Proposed allowing commercial nuclear reactors to dispose of radioactive waste, aside from spent fuel, in local landfills Read more » Tracking Biden’s environmental actions The refining process also generates large amounts of radioactive waste and pollutes the environment. America may need a reality check on Joe Biden’s anti-China ambitions 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z “Would this open the door for any country to release radioactive waste to the ocean that is not part of normal operations?” he asks. Japan plans to release Fukushima’s contaminated water into the ocean 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z "Would this open the door for any country to release radioactive waste to the ocean that is not part of normal operations?" he asks. Japan plans to release Fukushima's contaminated water into the ocean 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Fusion holds the promise of carbon-free energy, generated from abundant fuels and producing limited radioactive waste. With ‘smoke ring’ technology, fusion startup marks steady progress 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Proposed allowing commercial nuclear reactors to dispose of radioactive waste, aside from spent fuel, in local landfills Read more » Tracking Biden’s environmental actions "With 24 more phosphogypsum stacks storing more than 1 billion tons of this dangerous, radioactive waste in Florida, the EPA needs to step in right now." Florida Piney Point wastewater reservoir does not have a second breach, officials say 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z “With 24 more phosphogypsum stacks storing more than 1 billion tons of this dangerous, radioactive waste in Florida, the EPA needs to step in right now.” Officials: 2nd breach concern in Florida phosphate reservoir 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z The pond where the leak was found is in a stack of phosphogypsum, a radioactive waste product from the manufacture of fertiliser. Florida declares state of emergency over toxic wastewater leak 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z Energy Department, nuclear reactors across the country produce more than 2,000 metric tons of radioactive waste a year, with most of it remaining on-site because there’s nowhere else to put it. New Mexico sues US over proposed nuclear waste storage plans 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Oregon law prohibits the establishment of a radioactive waste disposal facility. State: Illegally dumped radioactive fracking waste will stay 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Excluded are residents near the Trinity Site in New Mexico, others who were downwind in Nevada, veterans who cleaned up radioactive waste in the Marshall Islands and others. People downwind of 1st atomic blast renew push for US payout 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z There’s about 400,000 cubic meters of legacy radioactive waste on lab property, with most buried in disposal areas around the sprawling campus. New Mexico demands more of US when addressing nuclear waste 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z In Tomioka, radioactive waste from decontamination efforts in the town are still stored in a no-go zone. Japan seeks ‘recovery of people’s hearts’ decade after quake 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z It plans to build a concrete 45-meter dam to contain the radioactive waste and to spray water on the ground to keep the dust from blowing away. Mining magnets: Arctic island finds green power can be a curse 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z That fire also brought to the forefront concerns about radioactive waste that was stored on lab property and potential contamination if the barrels were destroyed or damaged. County commission wants Los Alamos lab to conduct study 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z The $17 billion plant is designed to treat the bulk of the 56 million gallons of the most toxic radioactive waste stored in 177 underground tanks. Major construction done at Hanford waste treatment plant 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z One section of the complex deals only with low-level radioactive wastes, which are many times compacted or cut up and repacked as tightly as possible. New watchdog report documents fires, violations at company treating Hanford wastes 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z As of April, there were 50 dry casks of radioactive waste being stored at Point Beach until the federal government can develop a permanent storage plan. Wisconsin’s nuclear power plant operator seeks 30 more years 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Further attractions include cheap fuel, relatively little radioactive waste and no emissions of greenhouse gases. UK climate plan: what do the terms mean? 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z In 2014, an inappropriately packed drum of radioactive waste from the lab ruptured and forced the closure of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad for three years. County commission wants Los Alamos lab to conduct study 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z Cantwell called it the world’s largest radioactive waste treatment plant, and she said it was on track to begin processing the waste in 2023. Major construction done at Hanford waste treatment plant 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Germany recently launched a new search for a permanent site to store its most radioactive waste. Nuclear waste shipment arrives in Germany, protests likely 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z For the economy, the white dwarf surface would offer the efficiency of nuclear reactors without creating radioactive waste. Living near a White Dwarf 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Energy Department accountable for cleaning up contamination and dealing with radioactive waste. Watchdogs push New Mexico to limit US nuclear waste dump 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z That work created the nation’s largest collection of toxic radioactive waste, some 56 million gallons contained in 177 aging underground storage tanks. Hanford contractors agree to pay $58 million fine for fraud 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Its venture capital arm, Chevron Technology Ventures, is investing in new-energy start-ups like Zap Energy, which is developing modular fusion nuclear reactors that release no greenhouse gases and limit radioactive waste. U.S. and European Oil Giants Go Different Ways on Climate Change 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z It says that creates potential for the government to send high-level and commercial waste to the site, along with new radioactive waste that will be generated by manufacturing plutonium cores for the nation’s nuclear arsenal. Groups raise concerns about new shaft at US nuclear dump 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Despite being the nation’s biggest source of carbon-free electricity, nuclear energy has long drawn concerns about the storage of radioactive waste and the risk of accidents. How Joe Biden’s surprisingly ambitious climate plan came together 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Those excluded from the program include residents downwind of the Trinity Site in New Mexico, additional downwinders in Nevada, veterans who cleaned up radioactive waste in the Marshall Islands and others. Groups push to remove proposed funding for nuclear testing 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z One extreme example of excess complexity is a model used by the US Department of Energy to evaluate risk in disposing of radioactive waste at the Yucca Mountain repository. Five ways to ensure that models serve society: a manifesto 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z There is still no central repository authorized for such highly radioactive waste, so it will remain at the original site and be guarded 24/7. Decommissioned nuclear reactor heavy haul for Nevada roads 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z The use of injection wells to dispose of radioactive waste directly into the aquifer persisted until 1984. Radioactive waste cleanup paying off for giant Idaho aquifer 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Addressing this contamination and 56m gallons of radioactive waste stored in underground tanks, has already come with plenty of risks for the site’s thousands of employees. A nuclear waste site where the biggest fear isn’t radiation, but coronavirus 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z A statement from the Emergencies Ministry said the fires were small and posed no threat to facilities holding radioactive waste. New wildfires in area round Ukraine’s Chernobyl plant 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z And while I haven’t visited battlefields, I’ve reported from some of the remotest and imperiled parts of the planet, including a leaking concrete dome of radioactive waste in the Marshall Islands. We're crisscrossing California — at a safe distance — to tell your stories amid the pandemic 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Department of Energy said about 10% to 15% of Hanford’s workforce is working on the sprawling site that contains the nation’s largest quantity of radioactive waste left over from the production of nuclear weapons. Most Hanford employees work from home due to virus 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z That cleanup included removing buried radioactive waste from the site and sending it to the Energy Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. Radioactive waste cleanup paying off for giant Idaho aquifer 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z “The concerns are driven in part by the prospect that any temporary storage facility will remain in the state indefinitely while a pathway for permanent disposal for high-level radioactive waste is identified.” More time sought for public input on nuclear fuel proposal 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z Neil Sheehan, a spokesman for the NRC, wrote an email that a 45-day window will be granted before the company is required to investigate, trace and report the status of the low-level radioactive waste shipment. Additional time OK’d for shipment of Vermont Yankee waste 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The nation's ever-growing pile of radioactive waste from years of building nuclear weapons and producing electricity at nuclear power plants needs to be sequestered permanently somewhere. Analysis | The Energy 202: No 2020 Democrat wants to store nuclear waste under Nevada's Yucca Mountain 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z It also was the first non-nuclear accord ever signed, barring use of Antarctica for nuclear weapons testing or disposal of radioactive waste. 200 years of exploring Antarctica—the world’s coldest, most forbidding and most peaceful continent 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z The Environmental Protection Agency aims to haul away thousands of truckloads of the radioactive waste over the next seven years. A radioactive legacy haunts this Navajo village, which fears a fractured future 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z The government says that outdated position referenced the risk posed by its original intention for the surplus plutonium to be diluted into radioactive waste before it was transported. US says Nevada misrepresenting facts in plutonium fight 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z The inaugural team of eight chemists is setting up shop there as the plant prepares to start treating Hanford’s radioactive waste by the end of 2023. Hiring at Hanford lab targets dangerous radioactive waste 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Work to manage radioactive waste at Ringhals 1 is due to get under way immediately, and Ringhals 1 and 2 reactors will be torn down by the end of 2022. Sweden closes nuclear reactor after over 40 yrs of operation 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z That would include the increased radioactive waste that would be created as part of a plan for the lab to ramp up production of plutonium pits, which are key components for the nation’s nuclear arsenal. National lab in New Mexico seeks new hazardous waste permit 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Many governments are planning to dispose of radioactive waste by burying it deep underground. New form of uranium found that could affect nuclear waste disposal plans 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The barrels filled with low-level radioactive waste and other hazardous materials were shipped to a waste plant in Carlsbad without tracking, regulators said. Report: National laboratory lost track of nuclear waste 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z They will eventually support operation of the plant as it initially is operated with a simulated non-radioactive waste before it begins operations to treat radioactive waste. Hiring at Hanford lab targets dangerous radioactive waste 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z They also imposed a one-year moratorium on any pending or future applications for facilities that want to accept radioactive waste, which is known as technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material or TENORM. Williams County rejects landfill’s radioactive waste request 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Storage of high-level radioactive waste is a major environmental concern in the region, as South Africa looks to extend Koeberg’s life for another two decades and mulls extra nuclear power plants. Waste storage at Africa's only nuclear plant brimming 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Most French electricity is generated from nuclear plants, which environmentalists oppose because they produce radioactive waste even if they do not emit greenhouse gases. French gas networks could mix in green hydrogen in future: operators 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z The Istanbul complex also handles spent fuel and its highly radioactive waste. Erdogan’s ambitions go beyond Syria. He says he wants nuclear weapons. 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z “The whole radioactive waste idea is somewhat of a mystery to the normal person,” said Mark Senderling, deputy assistant secretary for waste and materials management. Has tech made it safer to move nukes? Depends whom you ask 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Commissioner David Montgomery said he is primarily concerned with ensuring the number of radioactive waste facilities does not surpass its demand. Williams County rejects landfill’s radioactive waste request 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The Energy Department responded by announcing in July it will review all radioactive waste packaging and shipping. Does technology make moving nukes safe? Depends whom you ask 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Critics, though, feel pushing the cleanup to the last quarter of the century could heighten the threat from radioactive waste and turn TMI into a nuclear waste ghost town. Three Mile Island represented the power and peril of nuclear energy. Now it’s closed. 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Among other activities, federal workers and contractors there are responsible for maintaining nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines, as well as disposing of the radioactive waste they generate. Projects defunded for Trump’s border wall include military buildings with ‘life safety violations’ and hazmat concerns 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z Lynas, the largest rare earths producer outside China that sells most of its products to China, says the low-level radioactive waste is not hazardous. Malaysia defends move to extend license for rare earth firm Lynas 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The Billings Gazette, Aug. 25, on creating strike rules for radioactive waste management: Montana Editorial Roundup 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z The nuclear research site includes reactors and research materials, as well as facilities for processing high-level nuclear waste and other radioactive waste. Threat to structures dampens near 2 Western wildfires 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Nevada officials disagree, and the 6.4 magnitude and 7.1 magnitude tremors over the July Fourth holiday appeared to have bolstered arguments by opponents of the radioactive waste repository. Earthquakes shake up Yucca Mountain nuke dump talk in Nevada 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z The first Soviet and American plutonium plants each spread an estimated 200 million curies of radioactive waste into the surrounding environments as part of daily operations. Perspective | Five myths about Chernobyl 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Geoffrey Fettus, a senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, told the senators that existing federal laws treat radioactive waste as a “privileged pollutant,” exempting it from the regulatory authority of the U.S. US Senate panel takes up what to do with nuclear waste 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z The DOE earlier this month announced changes in the way it interprets the legal definition of high-level radioactive waste at Hanford and two cleanup sites in South Carolina and Idaho. DOE: No changes planned for Washington state nuclear waste 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Minister Yeo Bee Yin was due to meet Bill Johnston, Western Australia state’s minister for mines, on Thursday to discuss the removal of the radioactive waste from Malaysia. Malaysia postpones meeting with Australia on Lynas waste 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Initially, the plan was to store the radioactive waste deep underground at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, starting in 1998. Americans are paying more than ever to store deadly nuclear waste 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Southeastern New Mexico is already home to the federal government’s only underground repository for radioactive waste remaining from years of bomb-making and nuclear research. New Mexico governor says no to high-level nuclear waste 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z The Trump Administration on Wednesday finalized a controversial rule to change the federal definition of high-level radioactive wastes, a move that intensifies a clash with Washington state leaders over the future of the Hanford cleanup. New Trump administration rule intensifies clash over future of Hanford cleanup 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z The old definition said high-level radioactive waste resulted from a military production stream, Dabbar said. US can label nuke waste as less dangerous to quicken cleanup 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z It would change the definition of high-level radioactive waste,. allowing more materials in Hanford tanks to be classified as low-level waste. Washington, pushing Trump administration, wants more say in Hanford cleanup 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z However, Malaysia’s energy ministry wants to discuss ways to manage the radioactive waste from Lynas Corp’s rare earth processing plant in Malaysia, including its removal, a ministry spokeswoman told Reuters last week. Australia, Malaysia to meet over rare earths on June 20 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Holtec, a corporation with more than 30 years of experience in handling radioactive waste, struck a deal last year to buy the Oyster Creek plant. Companies are buying defunct nuclear reactors, planning to demolish them quickly 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z These are the leftovers from the plutonium production, and under the old rule they were all considered high-level radioactive wastes. New Trump administration rule intensifies clash over future of Hanford cleanup 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z The April draft report looked at supplemental treatment methods for low activity radioactive waste. Experts: Cheaper methods possible to treat Hanford waste 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z But the remaining 16 pose the greatest health risks — especially those with underground storage tanks leaking highly radioactive waste. Soaring costs but limited progress in cleanup of "scariest" nuclear sites 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z Ninety-eight nuclear reactors operating in 30 U.S. states have so far produced approximately 90,000 tons of radioactive waste. Some in rural Nevada see benefits in nuclear repository plan 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Over time, they produced tons of plutonium and millions of gallons of highly radioactive waste. Hanford cleanup’s frustrating, yet astonishing, achievements 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z The tanks’ contents all are currently designated as high-level radioactive wastes. Hanford waste-processing plants closer to startup, but questions remain about cleanup 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Department of Energy contractor in charge of cleaning up radioactive waste at a federal site in eastern Idaho says it will eliminate up to 190 jobs starting this summer. Layoffs planned at Idaho nuclear waste processing project 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z In December 2018, the government demanded that the facility ship its radioactive waste back to Australia if it wants to renew its operating license, which expires on 2 September. Radioactive waste standoff could slash high-tech’s supply of rare earth elements 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Toney Anaya, who served as New Mexico governor in the 1980s, remembers the heated debates about bringing more radioactive waste to the state. First-of-its-kind US nuclear waste dump marks 20 years 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z Hanford for decades made plutonium for nuclear weapons and the site is now engaged in cleaning up the resulting highly radioactive wastes. Trump administration proposes big cut in Hanford spending 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z “First nuclear power plant ever to put power on a grid, ever in the world,” said Hans B. Honerlah, a senior health physicist with the Army Corps of Engineers’ hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste branch. How do you dismantle a nuclear power plant? Very, very carefully. 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z The Energy Department late last year decided it would shut down the project after determining it would not be economically feasible to bring in radioactive waste from Washington and other states. Layoffs planned at Idaho nuclear waste processing project 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z It would be capable of storing as much as 120,000 metric tons of high-level radioactive waste. US panel to hear arguments in nuclear waste storage case 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Hanford tanks hold 60 percent of the nation’s most dangerous radioactive waste left over from nuclear weapons production. State of Washington opposes nuke waste proposal 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Hanford contains two-thirds of all the high-level radioactive waste in the United States, including 53 million gallons of liquid waste and 25 million cubic feet of solid waste. Washington state, Trump administration clash over workers' compensation law 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z About 10,000 workers are now engaged in the dangerous work of cleaning up the resulting radioactive waste. State will fight feds over Hanford worker compensation 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Federal officials will shut down an Idaho nuclear-waste-treatment project after determining that it would not be economically feasible to bring in radioactive waste from other states. Federal government is shutting down nuclear waste project in Idaho 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z BOISE, Idaho — Federal officials will shut down an Idaho nuclear-waste treatment project after determining it would not be economically feasible to bring in radioactive waste from other states. U.S. to shut down Idaho nuclear-waste processing project 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Current law defines high-level radioactive waste as resulting from processing irradiated nuclear fuel that is highly radioactive. State of Washington opposes nuke waste proposal 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Federal officials will shut down an Idaho nuclear waste treatment project after determining it would not be economically feasible to bring in radioactive waste from other states. Department of Energy to shut down Idaho nuclear waste treatment project deemed not cost effective 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z The department considered sending radioactive waste from Hanford in eastern Washington for processing but concluded it wasn’t feasible. US to shut down Idaho nuclear waste processing project 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Lynas’ $800 million plant located on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia, which produces low-level radioactive waste, began operations in 2012 after long delays caused by legal challenges and environmental disputes. Malaysia sets license renewal conditions for rare earths miner Lynas 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Officials said workers are wrapping up processing 85,000 cubic yards of radioactive waste at the department’s 890-square-mile site that includes the Idaho National Laboratory. U.S. to shut down Idaho nuclear-waste processing project 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z US Ecology takes in low-level radioactive waste, but Crawshaw says none of the material was believed to be near the explosion on Saturday. Monitors check for radiation release after waste site blast 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Officials said workers are wrapping up processing 85,000 cubic yards of radioactive waste at the department's 890-square-mile site that includes the Idaho National Laboratory near Idaho Falls. Department of Energy to shut down Idaho nuclear waste treatment project deemed not cost effective 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z The radioactive waste included two canisters that were encapsulated in holes bored into the salt formation that makes up the walls and ceilings of the repository and its underground disposal rooms. Nuke dump managers: There was waste near ceiling collapse 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The researchers say the risk of damage by earthquakes and tsunamis is too great, and note that there is no feasible long-term solution yet for dealing with the country’s radioactive waste. Daily briefing: How the placebo effect actually works 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Federal officials this year floated the idea of keeping the $500 million treatment plant running in Idaho with waste from other states — mostly radioactive waste from the former nuclear weapons production area in Hanford. U.S. to shut down Idaho nuclear-waste processing project 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z The federal law regulates what can be done with uranium and the radioactive waste it generates after it is extracted from the earth. Justices Seem to Support Virginia’s Uranium Mining Ban 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z But Virginia Uranium says the sole reason for the ban, based on comments from legislators, was a concern over the radioactive waste, and thus the state was encroaching on areas left to federal regulators. Supreme Court to consider Virginia uranium case that divides a rural county 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Hundreds of Hanford nuclear-site workers took shelter Friday after steam leaked out of an aging tunnel that holds radioactive waste and is at high risk of collapse. Hanford steam release triggers Friday morning take-cover order 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z They released an estimated 450 billion gallons of liquid to disposal sites, and also generated the radioactive waste now stored in the tanks, according to the U.S. Settlement reached in lawsuit over safety of workers at Hanford nuclear site 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The group Citizens Awareness Network brought a mock radioactive waste cask to Montpelier Monday. Activists protest plan to transport nuclear waste to Texas 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z But Charles J. Cooper, a lawyer for the owners of the land containing the uranium, said the real purpose of state lawmakers in enacting the ban was to address radioactive waste. Justices Seem to Support Virginia’s Uranium Mining Ban 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z When the Coles family explored mining the uranium in the 1980s, the Virginia legislature imposed a moratorium, citing fears of an unsightly mine and radioactive waste. Supreme Court to consider Virginia uranium case that divides a rural county 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z At first, the list of possible long-term repositories for highly radioactive waste was longer than just Yucca Mountain. How a nuclear stalemate left radioactive waste stranded on a California beach 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z They include the May, 2017, partial collapse of a tunnel where radioactive waste was stored. Settlement reached in lawsuit over safety of workers at Hanford nuclear site 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z This initial processing will handle low-activity waste, which contains smaller concentrations of radionuclides requiring less protection for public health than highly radioactive wastes. After unfavorable audit, feds pare back Bechtel’s spending authority at Hanford 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z He asked whether it looked like those that held radioactive waste. The area around Rocky Flats nuclear plant may soon open to the public — and some say that's a disaster in the making 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Russia has been producing electricity from an advanced reactor that burns up radioactive waste since 2016. Next-gen nuclear is coming, if we want it 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z The federal government opted to put the contract up for bid following missed goals and a string of safety lapses involving the handling of plutonium and radioactive waste. Management shift begins at US nuclear weapons lab 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z What we are left with is the legacy of radioactive waste from half a century and a bit more of nuclear power and some of the military activities. Our nuclear legacy is also our nuclear future 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z It marked another problem for the New Mexico facility where a drum of radioactive waste leaked in 2014 and shut down operations for nearly three years. Problem with container spurs evacuation at nuke waste dump 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Because generating nuclear energy produces radioactive waste and involves mining and processing uranium, a nonrenewable resource, nuclear isn’t classified as renewable. Ballot initiative could shut down Phoenix-area nuclear plant 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z Dozens of nuclear startups are popping up around the country, aiming to solve the well-known problems with nuclear power — radioactive waste, meltdowns, weapons proliferation, and high costs. Next-gen nuclear is coming, if we want it 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Uncertainty over what to do with massive radioactive waste in the crowded island nation is another big concern. Japan draft plan sets ambitious targets for nuclear energy 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Indeed, Savannah River Site has received highly radioactive waste from around the nation, as well as from foreign nations, typically with an empty promise from the feds that it would be stabilized and shipped elsewhere. South Carolina editorial roundup 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Fortunately, no radioactive waste particles escaped and no worker was injured. Radioactive waste tunnel at Hanford collapsed a year ago 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z The plan was to reprocess uranium fuel used in nuclear reactors, separating the reusable fuel from radioactive waste. Helicopters, explosions mark living near SWAT training site 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z The facility has civilian waste from Germany, sent as part of a research project, as well as large amounts of radioactive waste that was placed in unlined burial pits, he said. Blowing in the wind: Plutonium at former nuclear weapons site 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z At the underground repository in 2014, a barrel of radioactive waste ruptured after being inappropriately packed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, another of the nation’s nuclear-research labs. Radioactive sludge barrel ruptures at Idaho nuclear site 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z The question has been raised repeatedly in South Carolina when radioactive waste, toxic chemical waste, medical waste and out-of-state household waste - baled or incinerated - have been transported here. South Carolina editorial roundup 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z For decades, radioactive waste from around the country was buried at the complex. Incident reported at Idaho nuclear site, crews responding 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Officials haven’t released details about the type of incident reported at the Radioactive Waste Management Complex, where radioactive waste from around the country was buried for decades. Incident reported at Idaho nuclear site, crews responding 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z The site contains a huge volume of radioactive wastes. Feds skeptical that massive Hanford plant will open by 2022 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z But the most serious issue with nuclear power is its radioactive waste, some of which is active for millions of years. Nuclear energy: Carbon-intensive 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z The reaction also does not create greenhouse gases or produce hazardous radioactive waste of the sort made by conventional nuclear fission reactors. Nuclear fusion on brink of being realised, say MIT scientists 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Looking at a pile of documents about the proposed facility he had collected over the past year or so, he said he worried about the effect of the radioactive waste on the town’s future generations. A Farming Town Divided: Do We Want a Nuclear Site that Brings Jobs? 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z The advanced brakes are already required for trains that haul radioactive waste. AP Exclusive: Transport safety rules weakened under Trump 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z There is nuclear fission which produces no CO2 and with modern breeder reactor technology will produce little radioactive waste. Coal Country Divides Over an Unrepentant Boss’s Senate Bid 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Highly radioactive wastes are being stirred up and moved, but it’s happening in an unrealistic budget environment that almost guarantees corner-cutting. Sorry, Hanford: Your radiation leaks aren’t as important as tax cuts 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Even at the Earth’s most vicious extremes—from the edges of volcanic calderas to the black water pressurized to 15,000 pounds per square inch to radioactive waste sites—life finds a way. Life on the Rocks 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z The state of South Australia, where Kimba is located, is no stranger to radiation and radioactive waste. A Farming Town Divided: Do We Want a Nuclear Site that Brings Jobs? 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Rebecca Cammisa's new exposé "Atomic Homefront" looks at the health hazards created by the dumping of radioactive waste in St. Louis decades ago. TV This Week, Feb. 11-17: 'Homeland,' 'Zombies' and more 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z He says the company pays high radioactive waste facility taxes every year that put it at a disadvantage with similar companies in other state. House OKs $1.72M tax break to nuclear waste disposal company 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z The site’s 200 acres include not just the radioactive waste illegally dumped in 1973, but also a former sanitary landfill. EPA orders cleanup at St. Louis nuclear waste site. What does it mean for the nation’s other toxic messes? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z And small plants won't solve perhaps the biggest problem with nuclear power: what to do with the radioactive waste. The future of nuclear power? Think small 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Each year, the amount of low-level waste generated in Australia is smaller than one shipping container, according to government figures, along with intermediate-level radioactive waste the size of a Dumpster. A Farming Town Divided: Do We Want a Nuclear Site that Brings Jobs? 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z The landfill there, known as West Lake, contains thousands of tons of radioactive waste from the World War II-era Manhattan Project. At Superfund sites, Scott Pruitt could flip his industry-friendly script 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z A geological site would see radioactive waste buried at least 200 meters underground in a rock formation that protects it and acts as a barrier against the radioactivity escaping. Britain looking for sites to host radioactive waste 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z A tunnel containing radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Eastern Washington partially collapsed on May 9, forcing some 3,000 workers to shelter in place for several hours. Travel lawsuit, train crash among top 10 Washington stories 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Thousands of pounds of low-level radioactive waste have since been trucked away from rural Washington County to specialized waste facilities outside the state. Funds sought for cleanup at UA nuclear reactor test site 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Those who back this option insist the radioactive waste poses a danger to the community even if the $43 million “cap and contain” plan is implemented. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Unlike in existing fission reactors, which split plutonium or uranium atoms, there’s no risk of an uncontrolled chain reaction with fusion and it doesn’t produce long-lived radioactive waste. Nuclear fusion project hails halfway construction milestone 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z A geological site would see radioactive waste buried at least 200 meters underground in a rock formation that protects it and acts as a barrier against the radioactivity escaping. Britain looking for sites to host radioactive waste 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z While the event is regarded as a major milestone for the Hanford nuclear reservation, the waste removed came from only one of the facility’s 12 tank farms containing radioactive waste. Nuclear sludge at Hanford put in safer storage 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The court struck down a federal plan to address the lack of radioactive waste storage sites by, in part, directing states to provide for the disposal of waste generated within its borders. Will Supreme Court open a ‘dam burst’ of legalized sports betting? 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z The accident in 1957, which released radioactive waste, was kept under wraps for decades. Russia, in Reversal, Confirms Radiation Spike 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Low-level radioactive waste includes materials such as lab supplies or tools. Radioactive waste data removed from Tennessee state website 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The AY-102 Recovery Project successfully emptied radioactive waste from a failed underground tank, a move essential to protecting the hundreds of thousands of people living near the reservation and the Columbia River. Hanford nuclear reservation project gets international award 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, in nearby Bridgeton, a subsurface fire in a landfill inches closer to the radioactive waste that is also buried there. Moms and other activists tackle radioactive waste in documentary 'Atomic Homefront' 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z That includes leading contenders like zeolite barriers for high-level radioactive waste and copper canisters for spent nuclear fuel. Moldy Rock Pulled from 2,500 Feet Underground 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Colorado officials say a contradiction in state laws means that some types of low-level radioactive waste are being buried in landfills that aren’t approved to handle it. The Latest: Colorado wrestles with laws on radioactive waste 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z The facility in West Texas already stores low-level radioactive waste and is looking to expand. Court settlement looks to move nuclear waste from San Onofre 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Department of Energy from shipping radioactive waste from a Colorado nuclear weapons site to the Idaho National Laboratory. Ex-Interior Secretary who helped conserve Alaska land dies 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Another stumbling block is the radioactive waste that accompanies nuclear power plants. More setbacks for the nuclear power industry 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z It is melancholy for me, however, to think of life under these conditions, radioactive waste or no. Moldy Rock Pulled from 2,500 Feet Underground 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Written July 26, the same day as the state suspension, it cites “multiple deficiencies with the shipments of radioactive wastes.” State suspends low-level waste shipment from nuclear plant over manifest errors 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z State officials say the utility on July 20 sent a mislabeled shipment of radioactive waste to the Hanford nuclear reservation in southeastern Washington. Washington state utility’s nuclear waste shipments suspended 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z Today, its only legacy is 26 metric tons of highly radioactive waste. That 'wonder fuel' at Idaho National Lab is now radioactive waste that won't go away 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z People walk into the south portal of Yucca Mountain during a congressional tour of the proposed radioactive waste dump near Mercury, Nev., 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Analysis | The Energy 202: Interior Department could cost taxpayers at least $60 million by rolling back Obama rule 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Department of Energy over plans to store radioactive waste from the cleanup of a Cold War-era uranium plant. Officials clash with Department of Energy on uranium plant 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z An internal Energy Northwest memorandum acknowledges problems in the shipment of low-level radioactive wastes. State suspends low-level waste shipment from nuclear plant over manifest errors 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Both times, low-level radioactive waste leaked from trucks from a Wyoming uranium processing facility. US won’t fine company for spilling radioactive sludge 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z The federal government gifted the Idaho lab with additional radioactive waste for decades. That 'wonder fuel' at Idaho National Lab is now radioactive waste that won't go away 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z For example, the rule bans industries from dumping “any radiological, chemical, or biological warfare agent, any high-level radioactive waste or medical waste” into waters covered by the regulation unless a permit has been obtained. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Piketon officials met with state Environmental Protection Agency representatives last month to discuss a federal plan to create an on-site disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in southern Ohio. Officials clash with Department of Energy on uranium plant 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z It is not clear what caused the collapse of the wood-and-concrete tunnel that contains eight flatbed railcars holding radioactive wastes. Another Hanford tunnel storing radioactive waste at risk, study finds 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Department of Energy says there is a high risk that a second tunnel filled with radioactive waste might collapse at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state. High risk for 2nd tunnel collapse at nuclear waste site 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z In September 2013, for example, security personnel at the Nevada site unexpectedly found a trailer full of Los Alamos’s low-level radioactive waste sitting in a parking lot outside Gate 100 of the Nevada site. Nuclear Weapons Site Alarms Shut Off, Scientists Inhale Uranium 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z This follows other reports about the mishandling of plutonium and radioactive waste at Los Alamos, home to some of the nation’s top nuclear scientists and other researchers. Multibillion-dollar contract for Los Alamos lab up for bid 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Another chemical reaction stemming from Los Alamos inappropriately packaging a barrel of radioactive waste caused a 2014 radiation leak at the government’s only underground nuclear waste repository. Scrutiny intensifies over safety at US nuclear weapons lab 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Made of metal and concrete, it was built in the 1960s and, like the other tunnel, holds railcars containing radioactive waste. Another Hanford tunnel storing radioactive waste at risk, study finds 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z In the 1960s, the U.S. government studied the formation as a possible host for radioactive waste. Cavern hunting: Appalachia’s bid to rival the Gulf Coast 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z The reactions may take place between two or more chemicals, or between various chemicals and radioactive wastes. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z That ruling prompted majority plant owner Edison to enter negotiations regarding potential alternative locations for the radioactive waste. Coastal Commission pushes San Onofre hearing to August 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Most of them involved whether there’s a better place to put the low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste. Canadian company still wants to bury waste near Lake Huron 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Natural gas is a fossil fuel that releases heat-trapping pollution, while nuclear power creates generations-long radioactive waste problems and risks deadly accidents. Electric cars becoming popular as grid gets greener 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The 500-square mile site now is engaged in cleaning up the radioactive waste. Crews cover partially collapsed tunnel at Hanford nuclear site 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z The letter noted an incident earlier this month when the roof of a tunnel containing radioactive waste partially collapsed at Hanford. Governors of Oregon, Washington seek more Hanford funding 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Pruitt said the failure to deal with this radioactive waste site was unacceptable. Scott Pruitt: Paris Agreement decision to come after Donald Trump’s G-7 visit 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z On 9 May, the roof collapsed in a tunnel that houses highly radioactive waste at the US Department of Energy’s sprawling Hanford site in Washington state. Why US nuclear sites are a ticking time bomb 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z But that happened this past week when a tunnel containing radioactive waste collapsed, prompting the sheltering and evacuation of 4,800 workers. Nuclear-energy fears exceed its benefits 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z The tunnel that contained highly radioactive wastes left over from production of plutonium for nuclear weapons partially collapsed May 9, prompting evacuation of nearby workers. Crews cover partially collapsed tunnel at Hanford nuclear site 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Now it is engaged in cleaning up the radioactive waste. Hanford’s collapsed tunnel may have gone unnoticed 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Railcars filled with radioactive waste are buried in the wood and concrete tunnels, which are covered by about 8 feet of soil. Workers begin to fill collapsed radioactive tunnel at Hanford 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Plutonium production left Hanford with the nation’s largest collection of radioactive waste. US: Nuclear waste mislabeled at Hanford site 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Inside the collapsed tunnel was radioactive waste buried inside rail cars, no doubt some of it from Hanford’s reactors. Nuclear-energy fears exceed its benefits 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z The tunnel that contained highly radioactive wastes left over from production of plutonium for nuclear weapons partially collapsed May 9, prompting evacuation of nearby workers. Crews cover partially collapsed tunnel at Hanford nuclear site 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z The tribe also said the tunnels should be cleaned of radioactive waste and radiation long before a deadline of 2042 set by a cleanup agreement between the federal and state governments. Hanford’s collapsed tunnel may have gone unnoticed 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services is trying to prevent a business man facing a $2.65 million fine for the illegal disposal of radioactive waste from erasing that penalty in bankruptcy court. Kentucky editorial roundup 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Owners of the failed San Onofre nuclear plant agreed Friday to begin negotiations aimed at relocating tons of radioactive waste from the San Diego County coastline. Edison agrees to negotiate new home for nuclear waste from San Onofre 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z The Nuclear Regulatory Commission earlier this week said an environmental assessment found no significant impact to the environment in storing the radioactive waste about 40 miles south of Boise. Vermont radioactive waste water could be trucked to Idaho 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z “A lot of the costs are also regulatory costs,” Hamrick said, referring to the process for shipping and disposing of radioactive waste. University of Arkansas testing reactor’s radioactivity 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z “The infrastructure built to temporarily store radioactive waste is now more than a half-century old,” said Maia Bellon, director of the state ecology department. Hanford’s collapsed tunnel may have gone unnoticed 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z The department continues to miss environmental cleanup deadlines agreed upon with states that house radioactive waste and facilities used to test and manufacture America’s nuclear deterrent during World War II and the Cold War. Rick Perry’s Energy Department must focus on what it does well 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Critics of the dry-cask plan note that radioactive waste remains dangerous for thousands of years. Edison agrees to negotiate new home for nuclear waste from San Onofre 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Yucca Mountain has been studied by the U.S. government since the 1970s as a potential repository for the nation's radioactive waste and billions of dollars have been spent on the project. White House proposes reviving Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z It will eventually incinerate some of the soil, but that will only reduce the volume of the radioactive waste, not eliminate it. Struggling With Japan’s Nuclear Waste, Six Years After Disaster 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z That mission ended decades ago, and the site is now engaged in cleaning up the nation’s largest stockpile of radioactive waste. All 4 Pacific Northwest senators against Perry confirmation 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z The writer is a radioactive waste specialist for Beyond Nuclear. Opinion | The looming danger of nuclear weapons 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z She fears that the mine will poison South Greenland’s pristine environment with radioactive waste and open the tiny nation of 56,000 to foreign meddling. Greenland needs money. Is a uranium mine the answer? 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Concerned locals in Greenland invoke images of wasted landscapes and pools of toxic and radioactive waste, gleaned from a Google search. ‘You can't live in a museum’: the battle for Greenland's uranium 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z And that is not even a long-term solution: The government says that after 30 years it will need another site — or sites — to store radioactive waste. Struggling With Japan’s Nuclear Waste, Six Years After Disaster 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z The ultimate goal is to find a permanent place to dispose of the ever-growing and deadly stockpile of spent nuclear fuel rods and high-level radioactive waste collected at nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons laboratories nationwide. New Mexico town steps up for nuclear borehole project 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z The plan is to inject the liquid radioactive waste so that it coats the tiny particles that would ultimately be sealed in stainless-steel canisters. Tests planned in Colorado on Idaho nuclear-waste-treatment component 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z But there’s no way of getting at the more lucrative minerals without generating radioactive waste, dramatically increasing the project’s environmental risk. Greenland needs money. Is a uranium mine the answer? 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Perry’s background in nuclear issues, which is the energy department’s main charge, appears to be limited to an effort to privatize the disposal of radioactive waste in Texas. Climate deniers, conspiracists and one-percenters: Trump's cabinet of characters 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Energy Department is authorizing its contractor to resume the disposal of radioactive waste at the federal government’s underground repository in southern New Mexico. Feds authorize contractor to resume work at nuke dump 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z What’s at stake: The Department of Energy maintains the nation’s nuclear weapons program, manages nuclear and radioactive waste, and runs science research labs and innovation programs. The dirty deplorables: Who’s who on Donald Trump’s team and how they’ll destroy the environment 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z The biggest technical problems involve two giant facilities, a melter building for high-level radioactive waste and a pretreatment building to prepare the sludge for chemical processing. The price tag for cleaning up nuclear waste at Hanford site just went up another $4.5 billion 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit in mid-November against the Salt Lake City-based nuclear waste disposal company over its pending acquisition of a competitor’s Texas facility that handles low-level radioactive waste. Lawsuit reopens issue of depleted uranium disposal in Utah 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z Department of Energy is preparing to treat dozens of containers of radioactive waste that were inappropriately packed at one of the nation’s premier nuclear weapons laboratories. Feds prepare to repackage radioactive waste in New Mexico 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z All those reactors are now closed, and the site is mostly engaged in cleaning up the huge volume of radioactive waste left over from plutonium production. Hanford’s Manhattan Project park celebrates first year 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z All the reactors are now closed and the site is mostly engaged in cleaning up the huge volume of radioactive waste left over from plutonium production. Washington’s Manhattan Project park celebrates first year 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z If the U.S. can’t find a safe, secure place for its radioactive waste, the earth likely has a plan of its own. Pilgrim’s Progress: Inside the American Nuclear-Waste Crisis 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z The company that operates both landfills, acting under EPA orders, has since installed a barrier system of heat-extraction wells and other safeguards to keep the fire from reaching the radioactive waste. EPA delays cleanup proposal for radioactive waste in Missouri 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z A Missouri couple says their home is contaminated with dangerously high levels of radioactive waste left over from the US government’s second world war-era atomic weapons program. Missouri home contaminated by wartime radioactive waste, lawsuit says 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Hanford for decades made plutonium for nuclear weapons and now is engaged in cleaning up a massive quantity of radioactive waste. Federal judge rejects motion to dismiss Hanford lawsuit 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The potential for catastrophe is also one of the reasons shipments of radioactive waste is some of the most highly monitored and sensitively transported items on the nation’s roads. Training for an accident, but not the worst case 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Hanford for decades made plutonium for nuclear weapons and now is cleaning up a vast quantity of radioactive waste from that work. Some workers at Hanford exposed to radioactive waste 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Department of Energy failed to start a radioactive waste treatment facility before the deadline. Idaho fines DOE over missed waste treatment deadline 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z It calls for monitoring the region’s aquifer, cleaning up contamination and preparing low-level radioactive waste to be shipped off-site. Feds seek new contractor for cleanup work at Los Alamos lab 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Bending to Earth, which was seen at the last Venice Biennale, orbits around desert sites for radioactive waste storage sites that, seen from above, appear as serene, monochrome square. Rosa Barba examines the everyday chaos of São Paulo's 'giant earthworm' highway 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The radioactive waste was detected during inspections in May and June. Excerpts from recent North Dakota editorials 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Even before Canberra settled on Wallerberdina for the repository, the state government moved in March to repeal legislation outlawing the storage of radioactive waste in South Australia, a legacy of past opposition to nuclear dumps. Indigenous Australians fight nuclear dump plan on 'sacred land' 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Other radioactive contamination at nuclear weapons sites is costing tens of billions of dollars to clean up, but it is generally the result of deliberate practices such as dumping radioactive waste into the ground. Nuclear accident in New Mexico ranks among the costliest in U.S. history 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The site near Richland is now engaged in a massive cleanup of the resulting radioactive wastes. State finds feds, contractor for mishandling Hanford waste 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z The 24 Command fire that year burned up over the top of Rattlesnake Mountain and moved onto the central part of the Hanford nuclear reservation, threatening radioactive waste stored in the center of the site. Range 12 Fire damaged an important natural and cultural area 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z The photos and film of abandoned shacks filled with radioactive waste won’t soon be forgotten. Excerpts from recent North Dakota editorials 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z South Korea plans to select a site for permanent storage of its high level radioactive waste by 2028, and will also consider looking to store spent nuclear fuel overseas, the government said on Monday. South Korea to pick spent nuclear fuel site by 2028, eyes overseas storage 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Thousands of tons of radioactive waste that were headed for the dump are backed up in Idaho, Washington, New Mexico and elsewhere, state officials said in interviews. Nuclear accident in New Mexico ranks among the costliest in U.S. history 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z That included the plutonium for the bomb dropped on Nagasaki to end World War II. The site is now engaged in a massive cleanup of the resulting radioactive waste. Washington attorney general seeks immediate help for Hanford workers 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z The State Health Council’s right in deciding to hold a do-over meeting on a radioactive waste program. Excerpts from recent North Dakota editorials 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The State Health Department’s discovery of radioactive waste violations is both encouraging and disconcerting. Excerpts from recent North Dakota editorials 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The reactor that consumes its own radioactive waste as fuel is not the waste management panacea its sounds like. The Myth of the Nuclear Renaissance 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z A coalition of labor unions on the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state stopped work Monday at some of the radioactive waste tank farms because of health concerns over chemical vapors. Workers at some Hanford radioactive waste tank farms stop work in dispute over vapors 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Under Fluor, the schedule for retrieving and packaging buried radioactive waste from several pits west of Idaho Falls will continue ahead of DOE and state-mandated schedules, Hughes said. New contractor sets cleanup priorities at nuclear facility 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The EPA says the radioactive waste is contained and is no threat to residents. Corps: Giving it contaminated landfill would not speed fix 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z "High-level radioactive waste is a long-term environmental threat, not a short-term business opportunity." Australian inquiry backs nuclear power after decades-long aversion 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Management of these radioactive wastes would still be necessary for several hundred years. The Myth of the Nuclear Renaissance 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z A generation before Chernobyl, a huge tank of radioactive waste leaked at the Mayak nuclear complex in 1957, which the Soviet Union didn’t acknowledge it for decades. 10 Things to Know for Today 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z A known leak of several thousand gallons of radioactive waste from a different tank was revealed earlier this month. 2nd Hanford tank may be leaking, officials say 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z There are other sources of radioactive waste, too, including fuel assemblies from reactors 1 to 3 of Chernobyl, the last of which ceased working in 2000. This is how scientists are keeping Chernobyl’s radiation contained 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Whenever the current pile of radioactive waste is gone, the DOE must decide what to do next with the facility. Looming deadline for nuclear waste plant, future in limbo 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z That would pay for handling radioactive waste stored at the lab, as well as completing the chromium investigation. Federal and state regulators have set their focus on cleaning up a plume of chromium contamination near the border of the San Ildefonso Pueblo, a New Mexico tribal community 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The rest of the money will be spent on improving transportation routes for shipping radioactive waste from the lab. The Latest: Los Alamos to benefit from settlement funds 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z A group of interdisciplinary experts was tasked with preventing future humans from intruding on to a subterranean storage facility for radioactive waste, then under construction in the New Mexico desert. Generation Anthropocene: How humans have altered the planet for ever 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Aside from radioactive waste, guests talk about a film, The Bomb, that'll be shown in New York in April. At nuclear summit experts talk about strategy - and hope - BBC News 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Decades-old metal boxes and drums filled with radioactive waste travel through a series of conveyor belts and elevators. Looming deadline for nuclear waste plant, future in limbo 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Ed Smith of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment said the EPA needs to remove the radioactive waste, and soon. EPA: Radioactive material in unexpected places at landfill 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z “Containment” examines the challenge of handling the radioactive waste from bombs and power plants that will last for 10,000 years. Funny, depressing and emotional environmental stories hit the big screen 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Sweat trickled down his brow as Dr. El Chaar, 46, wove through barrels of radioactive waste and into enemy territory. With Black Ops Laser Tag, Going to War (and Off the iPad) 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Chappelle-Nadal delivered a wide-ranging speech touching on Syrian refugees, the legacy of American slavery, and people in her district suffering from debilitating illnesses from radioactive waste. Missouri senate passes controversial religion bill after 39-hour filibuster 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z The tank is leaking radioactive waste into the space between its inner and outer shells. Workers begin removing nuclear waste from Hanford tank 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Several elderly residents were at the boardwalk gazing at hundreds of bags stuffed with radioactive waste. Japan's nuclear refugees face bleak return five years after Fukushima 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z The site is now engaged in a massive cleanup of the radioactive waste left over from plutonium production. Winds blow small amount of radiation onto Washington highway 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z The high-ranking nuclear official who was filmed worked at the research site in Mol, where large quantities of radioactive waste from nuclear energy plants and hospitals are stored, he said. Belgian Police Find Video of Nuclear Official at Home of Terrorism Suspect 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Currently, high-level radioactive waste - both from government sources and utilities’ nuclear power plants - is without a final burial site. Feds seek borehole test for potential hot nuke waste burial 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Currently, high-level radioactive waste — both from government sources and utilities' nuclear power plants — is without a final burial site. The federal government plans to spend $80 million assessing whether its hottest nuclear waste can be stored in 3-mile-deep holes, a project that could provide an alternative strategy to a Nevada repository halted in 2010 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Federal officials have said the future of nuclear energy in the U.S. depends on the ability to manage and dispose of used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Measure supports storing spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z The facility is being tested to store radioactive waste deep underground. France Bure: Rock slide kills one at nuclear waste site - BBC News 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Dr Robert says GDFs or deep boreholes are two possible options for the disposal of radioactive waste but there are still challenges to overcome, particularly in predicting their behaviour over hundreds or thousands of years. Hardest sell: Nuclear waste needs good home - BBC News 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z In June, a government committee warned that beginning in 2019, old plants would run out of storage space for high-level radioactive wastes. Bitter Debate Over Nuclear Power Simmers in Rural South Korea 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z The EPA determined uranium was produced as a byproduct of processing the copper, and that the radioactive waste was initially dumped into dirt-bottomed ponds that leaked into the groundwater. Reid: Nevada should accept EPA’s help cleaning toxic mine 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z The EPA determined that the uranium was produced as a byproduct of processing the copper and that the radioactive waste was initially dumped into dirt-bottomed ponds that leaked into the groundwater. EPA wants to declare abandoned Nevada copper mine a Superfund site 2015-12-26T05:00:00Z Visitors will not, however, be allowed anywhere near the country’s largest collection of toxic radioactive waste. Most polluted US nuclear weapons building site plans for influx of tourists 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z But I think they have underestimated people's antipathy for having radioactive waste in their backyard. Hardest sell: Nuclear waste needs good home - BBC News 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z So in 2005, when South Korea sought a storage site for low-level radioactive waste from its reactors but faced often violent protests from many communities, Yeongdeok volunteered. Bitter Debate Over Nuclear Power Simmers in Rural South Korea 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z The governors also approved resolutions calling for federal funding for sustainable forest management in the West, implementation of the 2014 Farm Bill and safe transportation of defense-related radioactive waste. Western governors endorse prescreening tourists outside US 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z There are deep underground repositories — the first were created in 1959 — but they do not handle high-level radioactive waste such as spent nuclear fuel. Why Finland now leads the world in nuclear waste storage 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z That work created more than 56m gallons of radioactive waste that the government still spends more than $1bn a year to maintain and clean up. Most polluted US nuclear weapons building site plans for influx of tourists 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z The dump opened in 1962 as the nation’s first federally licensed low-level solid radioactive waste repository for waste including contaminated tools, protective clothing, machine parts, medical items and laboratory supplies. Fire marshal: Seeping water caused radioactive dump blast 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z The site is now engaged in cleaning up the nation’s largest collection of radioactive waste. Crowd gathers at Hanford B Reactor as national park created 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The site is now engaged in cleaning up the nation's largest collection of radioactive waste. Hundreds gather at Hanford's B Reactor to mark creation of Manhattan Project national park 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The decommissioning fund was set up mainly to pay for dismantling the reactor after its retirement, handling radioactive waste and restoring the site. Vermont Yankee defends paying property taxes from fund 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z The Republic Services-owned West Lake Landfill was contaminated with radioactive waste from uranium processing by a St. Louis company known as Mallinckrodt Chemical. EPA: Remedy to landfill fire won’t come before 2017 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Compared with contemporary nuclear reactors, which produce energy by splitting atoms apart, a fusion plant would produce little radioactive waste. Start-Ups Take On Challenge of Nuclear Fusion 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z Ecology, which processes low-level radioactive waste and other hazardous materials from commercial and government operations, is located 11 miles from Beatty High School and 8 miles from a small airport in Beatty. Tests show no contamination from fire at Nevada waste site 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The site had accepted low-level radioactive waste for 30 years before closing in 1992. The Latest: Aircraft test for Nevada fire site radioactivity 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z The West Lake facility was contaminated with radioactive waste from uranium processing by a St. Louis company known as Mallinckrodt Chemical. Disaster plan developed for use if St. Louis landfill fire reaches buried nuclear waste 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z State officials also argue that moving highly radioactive waste from more than 70 sites in 34 states poses a greater risk than leaving the material where it is. Debate resumes in Las Vegas about Nevada nuclear dump idea 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z America already operates one of the world’s few deep storage sites for radioactive waste—near Carlsbad, in New Mexico. Faff and fallout 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z |
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