Groundwater in American Cities Found To Contain Cancer-Causing Radium From Nuclear Waste From WWII Atomic Bombs

Medicine & Technology Jul 02, 2024

A county in Missouri has been dubbed as a cancer cluster due to radium used in making WWII atomic bombs. Learn more about it in this article.

5 Million Tons of Nuclear Waste To Be Buried in English Countryside Within Next Decade, UK Government Reveals

May 20, 2024

A near-surface facility for nuclear waste disposal may be built to hold the waste. Read to learn more.

Radiation-Eating Bacteria Can Help Clean Up Nuclear Wastes by Bioremediation of Toxic Elements

Jul 04, 2023

Scientists discovered an unusual microbe that can remove radioactive elements from nuclear waste and save humans from the impacts of radiation. Learn more about the strange bacteria in this article.

Deep Isolation Has Developed a New Technology to Safely Handle Radioactive Waste From Nuclear Power Plants

May 20, 2022

Deep Isolation's solution to radioactive waste could be a game-changer for nuclear power plants. Read on to know its new technology will operate.

U.S. Startup Creates Promising Diamond Nuclear Battery That Lasts Up To 28,000 Years

Mar 31, 2021

This startup reveals a diamond battery made out of nuclear waste that could last up to 28,000 years without charging.

TEPCO Faces Opposition Against Plans of Discarding Contaminated Water

Oct 26, 2020

For years, TEPCO has been accumulating water containing nuclear waste. Their plans for releasing the contaminated water into the ocean is facing opposition from local fisheries, Greenpeace, and other environmentalists.

Trump Administration Plans to Lower Classification of Nuclear Waste to Save Money

Jun 08, 2019

The Department of Energy claims that downgrading the risk level of the sludge is necessary.

US Nuclear Assets Could Be Leaking Radioactive Substances Into The Sea

May 20, 2019

Radioactive waste could be leaking into the Pacific Ocean and the experts could trace it on the “Nuclear Coffin” the US has been keeping in one of its islands in the Pacific Region.

Nuclear Waste Facility Construction Paused Due to Concerns of a Carcinogen Detected in Nearby School

Apr 28, 2019

Ohio health district demands suspension of nuclear waste facility construction due to imposed negative health effects.

Plutonium Discovered As Nuclear Waste Disposal Agent

May 12, 2017

Plutonium sheds light to a new discovery for its use to clean up nuclear waste. The Hanford, Washington State underground tunnel collapse is a wake up call to expedite their research for its disposl. Hanford contains 56 million gallons of radioactive waste kept in underground storage tanks.

Nuclear Waste Conversion: Glass Logs Or Encased In Concrete & Buried Underground

May 09, 2017

Its been 15 years since the budget for the nuclear waste conversion into glass logs was decided. The US State Department granted a $17 billion funding to erect a vitirifation plant for this process. It is still on debate for theses toxins to grout or turn to glass..