The island is surrounded by a coral atoll and is only 0.6 miles wide. Nuclear power is on the rise around the world, but with it comes an extremely pressing question: where will all of the radioactive ...

The Japanese government on Tuesday asked a Tokyo municipality for consent to conduct a survey to determine the suitability of ...

This Collection brings together original research focused on the science and engineering of nuclear waste management and recycling. Topics include characterisation of radionuclide behaviour, modelling ...

Malaysia’s government renewed Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths' operating license for 10 years but will require it to stop ...

A team of researchers has initiated a deep drilling project underneath a mountain in ...

Minamitorishima Island, about 1,900 kilometers southeast of central Tokyo, has no civilian population, with its only ...

Nuclear power plants are used primarily to generate electricity, and while they're often thought of as a cleaner energy source, there is a drawback. These power plants produce waste. This waste is ...

Japan's government has asked permission for a survey to be conducted on an island in the Pacific Ocean to choose a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.

Geological disposal, optimized materials and greater use of digital tools to enhance communication with stakeholders are among the innovations the nuclear industry is developing to address outstanding ...

Nuclear waste becomes clean energy as Jefferson Lab's particle accelerators reduce storage time by 99.7% while generating electricity for the grid.

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has completed a follow-up mission to assess Spain’s progress in implementing the recommendations and suggestions made during a review of ...