The Hanford nuclear site's massive vitrification plant could begin treating waste for disposal as soon as this summer.

The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste will continue, probably for many years to come.

Gerald Frankel receives funding from ONR, DOE. Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at over 100 sites in 39 states, in a range of different structures and containers.

Traditional x-ray technology cannot be used to examine the contents of radioactive waste containers as they are designed to prevent radiation penetration. The new system uses muons to create ...

The remaining waste of the radioactive fuel that once generated all of that power has been sealed inside more than 120 hulking metal and concrete canisters. The massive containers are welded shut ...

The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate has called for the systematic management of the aging of containers in the country's interim radioactive waste storage facilities. The requirement follows ...

Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at more than 100 sites in 39 states, in a range of different structures and containers. For decades, the nation has been trying to ...