Nelson’s appointment comes as Deep Isolation accelerates its momentum. Just weeks after launching its full-scale demonstration program at the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center near Cameron, Texas, ...

Two DOE officials, granted anonymity to speak freely, told POLITICO’s E&E News that the department’s goal is to establish a permanent, long-term solution for nuclear waste storage. If successful, the ...

LONDON/WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's plan to unleash a wave of small futuristic nuclear reactors ...

A Berkeley-based company has started its full-scale demonstration program for nuclear waste disposal. Deep ...

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 ...

A world-first project is using a supercomputer to strengthen long-term, low-carbon nuclear waste solutions and demonstrate environmental safety for up to one million years.

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 ...

A 180-ton lead and steel cask containing spent nuclear fuel will cross 13 states and travel more than 2,500 miles.

Deep Isolation’s Universal Canister System will be utilized in the Demonstration Program, has been extensively tested, and is engineered to contain various types of spent fuel and high-level ...

Radioactive mill waste has largely been removed from the Colorado River site, with remaining cleanup continuing toward a planned 2029 closure.

Russia's TVEL has signed a MOU with Uzbekistan to support radioactive waste management, NPP decommissioning, and nuclear ...