Like Japan, Canada has struggled to store radiated water that’s a byproduct of nuclear reactions. A power plant company in Canada wants to store waste from its reactors within half a mile of one ...

There are other ways Holtec could deal with the radioactive water: store it, or ship it to a waste disposal site in Texas, an endeavor the company says would cost around $20 million.

Japan will soon begin releasing treated radioactive water into the ocean following approval from the United Nations' nuclear watchdog for a controversial plan that comes 12 years after the ...

But the 1.2-million-gallon basin at the K West Reactor, built in the 1950s, still holds contaminated water that provides shielding for the radioactive debris in the basin. “The 100-K West basin ...

Japan’s neighbors share fear and frustration over radioactive water release. Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan's neighboring countries about the release of treated ...

Managing radioactive waste is one of the core challenges in the use of nuclear energy. In particular, radioactive iodine ...

Operators have pumped water to cool the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) since the ...

Drinking Radioactive Water: How Bad Could It Be? Posted: April 3, 2025 | Last updated: April 3, 2025. Learn about the properties of radioactive tritium and the potential health risks of drinking it.