The curated articles focus on significant steps in handling nuclear waste at the Hanford site, highlighting plant operations, regulatory approvals, and technological advancements. Key events tie them ...

DOE starts vitrification at Hanford, converting tank waste into durable glass. Plant produced glass that meets disposal standards for lined landfill burial. Vitrification frees double-shell tank space ...

Nuclear power is squarely in the spotlight once again. As my colleague Erik Funkhouser pointed out in his recent article, enthusiasm for nuclear has come and gone before. But today’s “nuclear ...

SEATTLE — For much of the 20th century, a sprawling complex in the desert of southeastern Washington state turned out most of the plutonium used in the nation’s nuclear arsenal, from the first atomic ...

In a bold step toward sustainable nuclear waste management, Finland is poised to become the first nation to bury spent nuclear fuel rods deep underground for long-term storage, the BBC reported.

As Japan takes the final steps toward restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s largest nuclear ...

The debate is between those who see a path to making nuclear waste clean again and those who advocate a more cautious approach. An ancient Greek saying warns us that “there is no such thing as a free ...

Remediation efforts at the Parks Township nuclear waste dump will begin this winter. The announcement was part of an informational session hosted by officials from the Army Corps of Engineers’ Buffalo ...

The U.S. government launched a new operation extracting rare materials from Cold War era nuclear waste that is likely to ...