Nuclear waste. We've all heard about it, but what is it? Is it a problem without a solution? How big is the problem? And what exactly is this waste and why is it so important? New Atlas takes a look ...

A multimillion-dollar government project is betting that particle accelerators can "burn" through the world's most dangerous ...

The U.S. Department of Energy is betting $40 million that scientists can shrink the danger window of spent nuclear fuel from ...

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 ...

The IAEA has published a new study outlining decommissioning and waste management strategies for fusion facilities.

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The Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant was built to turn that nuclear waste into glass; it started operating in October 2025. The history of the Hanford Site and the way the stored ...

The Department of Energy is looking at a way to speed up Hanford nuclear site environmental cleanup by having some waste with ...

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II is coming to Wayne County, WWJ reported. In September, thousands of tons of the toxic material ...

Nuclear waste has become a kind of cultural shorthand for everything people fear about atomic power, from glowing green sludge to warnings that we are burdening distant descendants with our mistakes.