Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a nuclear regulatory bill on Wednesday that she says will effectively lift a 40-year moratorium on ...
Onkalo is the world's first facility for permanently disposing radioactive spent nuclear fuel. It is expected to operate ...
Liquid-fueled molten-salt reactors, another new type, could increase waste volume too. In these designs, fuel and coolant are not kept separate as in most reactors; instead, the fuel is dissolved ...
The world’s first commercial-ready deep borehole nuclear waste disposal solution is inching closer to ...
The spent nuclear fuel canisters are closely monitored using external sensors, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
With the push of a button, the elevator descends hundreds of meters in seconds into the dark depths of Onkalo. After decades ...
Deep Isolation’s deep borehole technology will deliver a safe, scalable, and cost-effective solution for nuclear waste disposal — addressing the global need to move spent fuel from temporary ...
Energy Capital Partners' deal for EnergySolutions is the second time the firm has acquired the nuclear waste handler.
The first 7.5-ton container of radioactive waste turned into a stable glass form was carefully set on the bottom of a vast ...