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Austria’s push to scrap nuclear from taxonomy snubbed by EU court
11 Sep 2025 09:12 GMT
… on which economic activities are environmentally friendly. These rules kicked off … the country’s climate and environmental minister Norbert Totschnig to “immediately … , expensive, and leaves behind highly radioactive waste for hundreds of thousands of …
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US government pushes ahead with plan to fast-track new-age nuclear reactors: 'A call to action'
11 Sep 2025 08:27 GMT
… human health and taxes the environment.
Still, nuclear power is not … challenges and considerations. Reactors produce radioactive waste that must be contained and … designs could produce significantly more radioactive waste per unit of power than …
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Durham scientists advance ITER reactor with landmark superconductor study
11 Sep 2025 09:02 GMT
… of climate change solutions.
Minimal radioactive waste, without the long-lived hazards … required for ITER’s demanding environment.
Breakthrough in testing methods
One …
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Fusion scientists are getting closer to lighting the power of a star on Earth
11 Sep 2025 05:28 GMT
… a massive scale, with minimal environmental impact.
This dream took a … carbon emissions, zero long-lived radioactive waste, and fuel from seawater. Unlike … , base-load power with minimal environmental effect. According to the U …
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Bold vision meets brutal reality — can Malaysia bridge the gap in RMK13? — Ahmad Ibrahim
11 Sep 2025 03:59 GMT
… ? The long-term storage of radioactive waste remains a politically and technically … define Malaysia’s economic and environmental future for decades to come …
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Austria Fails in Lawsuit Against EU Taxonomy on Nuclear Power and Gas
11 Sep 2025 00:47 GMT
… to the unresolved problem of radioactive waste disposal and safety risks. In … determines which investments are considered environmentally sustainable. The aim is to … is expected later this week.
Environment Minister Norbert Totschnig (ÖVP) expressed …
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EU court dismisses Austria’s challenge to sustainable investment scheme
10 Sep 2025 21:57 GMT
… investment.
The regulation defined environmentally sustainable economic activities as those … in Austria, with then-environment minister Leonore Gewessler insisting that … environmental objectives due to severe reactor accidents and high-level radioactive waste …
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DOE responds to reports of Hanford VIT plant shutdown after top official 'fired'
10 Sep 2025 19:47 GMT
… its longstanding commitment to the environmental cleanup of the Hanford site … will separate highly radioactive waste from low-activity, less radioactive waste through a process … are safe, cost-effective, and environmentally sound. Across the entire Department …
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U.S. Energy Secretary responds to Hanford nuclear cleanup rumors
10 Sep 2025 18:19 GMT
… its longstanding commitment to the environmental cleanup to the Hanford nuclear … are safe, cost-effective and environmentally sound,” he said.
DFLAW stands … separating out the least radioactive waste — low activity radioactive waste — from the 56 million …
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‘Catastrophic threat’ to startup of massive Hanford nuclear cleanup plant rumored
10 Sep 2025 18:19 GMT
… ’s Office of Environmental Management.
That agency oversees environmental cleanup of the … tank waste, called low activity radioactive waste.
“This administration has shown itself … spent annually by taxpayers on environmental cleanup of the Hanford nuclear …