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Scientists issue warning about looming crisis at nuclear waste crater: 'It's scary'
14 Jan 2026 10:13 GMT
… the security of a nuclear waste crater in the Marshall … levels, which pose a risk to residents of small island … . If the American-created nuclear waste leaks because of encroaching sea … t even include the possible health risks from nuclear contamination. While …
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San Diego County to explore recycling San Onofre nuclear waste
11 Dec 2025 02:42 GMT
… potential significant impact to the health and safety of this … capable of reprocessing the used nuclear waste into fuel for fast reactors … ’s, D-49, proposed Nuclear Waste Administration Act, which would establish … , as well as the risk of sea-level rise and …
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Nuclear industry seeks to omit nuclear waste transportation from Impact Assessment of Deep Geological Repository Project
04 Dec 2025 01:03 GMT
… the reactors, the NWMO plan risks exposing conveyers, first responders, and … ’s no nuclear waste burial project if there’s no nuclear waste to bury … qualification of the carriers, the health impacts of routine radioactive exposure …
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Holtec Drops Plan for New Mexico Nuclear Waste Site
03 Dec 2025 03:17 GMT
… plans to operate a nuclear waste storage site in southeast … argued the project posed risks to public health, groundwater, and … Future of New Mexico Nuclear Waste Policy Remains Uncertain
The … state-level restrictions on nuclear waste storage, and Holtec’s …
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Developers push to revive long-dormant nuclear power plant: 'We have nuclear waste sitting there'
20 Nov 2025 10:24 GMT
… of it because we have nuclear waste sitting there, so we can … , point to radioactive waste, safety risks, high upfront costs, and long … to both human and environmental health.
But for residents, the prospect …
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<![CDATA[Nuclear Waste to Medicine: The UK’s Lead-212 Strategy for Cancer Care]]>
19 Nov 2025 02:14 GMT
The United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) and Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) are co-leading a major project to utilize recycled nuclear materials for the development of next-generation cancer treatments (1). This effort, backed by £18.8 …
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Irvine Considers Leading Safer Nuclear Waste Storage at San Onofre: Will SJC join in?
10 Nov 2025 23:44 GMT
… protect themselves from deadly nuclear waste stranded indefinitely at San … convened to address the risks of 3.6 … canister degradation.
The nuclear waste will remain at San … ; Occupational Health. Though he primarily researches cancer risks from radiation …
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Japan offers to meet high level Pacific delegation next month over plans to dump treated radioactive nuclear waste water into the Pacific Ocean
09 Nov 2025 18:50 GMT
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor
A month away from the expected discharge of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, Japan has offered to meet a high-level delegation from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in its attempt to assure that the process …
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Nuclear waste may travel from Canada to Utah under EnergySolutions proposal
08 Nov 2025 15:38 GMT
… accepting other types of nuclear waste.
Waste that is … senior policy associate at the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah. … robust regulations that minimize risks to the public and … also removed its specific nuclear waste classification to instead adopt …
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What should countries do with their nuclear waste?
05 Nov 2025 17:40 GMT
One of the highest-risk components of nuclear waste is iodine-129 (I … In the U.S., nuclear waste containing I-129 is scheduled … is not considered to pose health risks, the U.S. approach … conduct safety assessments of nuclear waste disposal sites around the …