Japan responds to nuclear waste dump fears for Guam; Parkinson plans public roundtable

Japan assured responsible disposal of waste, risk assessment, and respecting community input, as it responded to Sen. Will Parkinson’s concerns about risks to Guam of Japan’s plans to designate one of its distant islands as a potential final disposal site …

We need more radioactive drugs. Can we make them from nuclear waste?

Phoebe Watts for New Scientist; Getty Images “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 lives not in …

‘The tide’s turning’: New England’s surprising embrace of nuclear power

“Nuclear needs to be part of the solution,” Healey said. For many, that thought evokes deep fears about its catastrophic potential and the invisible yet devastating threat of radiation. In 1977, more than 1,000 protesters were arrested while opposing the …

Can Chile turn its mining waste into a new source of minerals?

Chile is seeking to rescue the critical minerals from its mountains of mining waste, amid concerns this re-exploitation could damage communities and environments. Tailings are the mixtures of ground rock and water left behind after extraction at a mine, …

Fission Surface Power: How NASA’s 2030 Moon Nuclear Reactor Enables Permanent Lunar Habitats

Surviving the lunar surface requires infrastructure that never sleeps. Sunlight vanishes for half of every lunar month, creating a brutal energy deficit. NASA’s Moon temperature swing estimates prove that conditions jump from above 250°F to below -410°F in …

Giant nuclear waste dump in Armstrong County set to be dug up

After decades of cancer cases and public outcry, the federal government this week will begin the long-awaited cleanup of a nuclear waste dump in Armstrong County.  The site in Apollo was a dumping ground for hundreds of 55-gallon drums containing …

US dumping ground that stores hundreds of drums with nuclear waste set to be cleaned up

The United States is set to begin a cleanup mission of a nuclear waste dump in Pennsylvania. Situated in Parks Township, Armstrong County, the site is claimed to be one of the largest such sites in the country. The site contaminated with radioactive waste …

Nuclear waste dump set to be dug up after decades of lawsuits and public outcry

Little pitches Idaho to lead America’s nuclear future. Critics fear a ‘waste dump’

IDAHO FALLS (Idaho Statesman) – Idaho played a key part in America’s atomic history. Now, Gov. Brad Little hopes to see his state take the lead in its nuclear future. In late March, Little and his staff pitched Idaho as a candidate to host a national …

How public outcry stopped nuclear waste plan for Forest mines

STORING Britain’s nuclear waste in disused Forest of Dean coal mines was under serious consideration during the 1950s, it has been revealed. After the first years of the UK’s atomic energy and weapons programme, plans were initially approved to dump …