Nuclear waste has become a kind of cultural shorthand for everything people fear about atomic power, from glowing green sludge to warnings that we are burdening distant descendants with our mistakes.

Hanford moves 1st radioactive capsules from underwater storage. The capsules could break and release radiation in a severe earthquake. Dry storage should be safer and reduces maintenance and ...

“This is Poppy,” says Howard Greenwood, proudly showing me his prize cow. In truth, though, “cow” is charming nuclear research slang. Poppy is a slim glass column filled with radioactive waste that ...

Nuclear energy is one of the most polarizing topics when it comes to ways of generating electricity. On one hand, there are those who believe nuclear is a much better alternative to fossil fuels and ...

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN assistant editor Fionna Samuels about the use of vitrification to safely store nuclear waste at a former weapons site in ...

Four kilometres beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, beyond the reach of sunlight and far from shipping lanes, lies a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Finland is set to open Onkalo, the world’s first permanent facility for storing spent nuclear fuel, built 430 ...

The Department of Energy on Wednesday signed the paperwork needed to allow radioactive waste to be pumped into the Hanford nuclear site’s vitrification plant 23 years after construction began, said ...