Researchers in the UK have found that crushed concrete from decommissioned nuclear sites can ...

For nearly a century, geopolymers have been used for construction, ceramics, fireproofing and other industrial applications. One of their most promising applications, in radioactive waste management, ...

Deep borehole disposal (DBD) entails emplacement of radioactive waste in boreholes drilled to depths of 3–5 km within stable crystalline or sedimentary formations. By exploiting multiple natural ...

Oak Ridge teams are processing decades-old radioactive waste months ahead of schedule to reduce environmental risk.

The Department of Energy says it can reduce risk to the environment by speeding up the treatment of 56 million gallons of radioactive waste in underground tanks at the Hanford nuclear site. It can do ...

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has unveiled a Korean performance assessment and interpretation technology that predicts the long-term safety of high-level radioactive waste ...

A second research area has been identified by Germany's Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal for investigating terrestrial and airborne geophysical exploration methods that can provide ...

First vitrified Hanford radioactve waste disposed of at site. 30 containers of glassified waste staged as disposal started. DOE says its an important step in Hanford nuclear site cleanup. Richland, ...