The island is surrounded by a coral atoll and is only 0.6 miles wide. Nuclear power is on the rise around the world, but with it comes an extremely pressing question: where will all of the radioactive ...

The Japanese government on Tuesday asked a Tokyo municipality for consent to conduct a survey to determine the suitability of ...

A team of researchers has initiated a deep drilling project underneath a mountain in ...

Japan's government has asked permission for a survey to be conducted on an island in the Pacific Ocean to choose a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.

Minamitorishima Island, about 1,900 kilometers southeast of central Tokyo, has no civilian population, with its only ...

Nuclear power plants are used primarily to generate electricity, and while they're often thought of as a cleaner energy source, there is a drawback. These power plants produce waste. This waste is ...

Mr. Sunseri is a veteran nuclear energy executive and board leader with more than four decades of experience in nuclear plant operations, safety, engineering, and governance. His career has focused on ...

This Collection brings together original research focused on the science and engineering of nuclear waste management and recycling. Topics include characterisation of radionuclide behaviour, modelling ...

Deep Isolation’s deep borehole technology will deliver a safe, scalable, and cost-effective solution for nuclear waste disposal — addressing the global need to move spent fuel from temporary ...

The UK Treasury has branded a proposed underground nuclear waste repository in Cumbria as “unachievable,” drawing sharp ...

The government is seeking to conduct an initial survey on Minamitorishima island— Japan’s easternmost island — as a possible ...

Nelson’s appointment comes as Deep Isolation accelerates its momentum. Just weeks after launching its full-scale demonstration program at the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center near Cameron, Texas, ...