The safe disposal of radioactive waste over extended timescales presents a critical scientific and engineering challenge.

Somewhere beneath the pine forests of southwestern Finland, more than 400 meters of ancient rock separate the surface from a ...

The world’s first commercial-ready deep borehole nuclear waste disposal solution is inching closer to ...

The world’s first permanent underground repository for spent nuclear fuel is nearing operations in ...

BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deep Fission Inc. (Deep Fission), the pioneering nuclear energy startup revolutionizing the industry by placing reactors a mile underground, and Deep Isolation, a ...

Glassified radioactive waste is going into a lined landfill at Hanford.

The world's first facility for permanently disposing spent nuclear fuel is set to begin operations in Finland after decades ...

The IAEA has organized various international meetings and projects on the safety of near surface disposal of radioactive waste. These projects included work to (i) benchmark safety assessment models, ...

Nuclear energy has long been a topic of debate due to concerns about its environmental impact and the disposal of nuclear waste. However, a paradigm shift is underway that could revolutionize how we ...

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission have launched public consultations for the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government renewed Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths’ operating license for 10 years but will require it to stop producing radioactive waste by 2031. The ...