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

MEDICINE & HEALTH 07.02.2024 03:57 AM

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

05.20.2024 00:00 AM

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

07.04.2023 09:30 AM

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

05.20.2022 07:44 AM

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.

Diamond Nuclear Battery: Will It Last Up To 28,000 Years?

03.31.2021 22:05 PM

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

Greenpeace and Local Fisheries Oppose Plans to Release Nuclear-Contaminated Water Into the Ocean

10.26.2020 09:00 AM

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

06.08.2019 09:41 AM

The Department of Energy claims that downgrading the risk level of the sludge is necessary. In a move that will roll back safety standards that have been observed for decades, the Trump administration reportedly has plans to reclassify nuclear waste previously listed as "high-level" radioactive to a lower level, in the interest of saving money and time when disposing of the material.

US Nuclear Assets Could Be Leaking Radioactive Substances Into The Sea

05.20.2019 14:28 PM

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

04.28.2019 07:12 AM

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

Plutonium Discovered As Nuclear Waste Disposal Agent

05.12.2017 04:47 AM

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

05.09.2017 01:08 AM

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..

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