This is the statement from Gérard Mourou, who won the Nobel Prize for his research on ultrafast laser pulses.No matter how powerful nuclear energy may seem, it is undeniable that ...
Deep Geological Repository in Canada to Feature Multiple Natural and Artificial Barriers for Safe Isolation of Used Nuclear Fuel.The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has selected the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway ...
The Hanford Site Remains an Environmental Burden and a Nightmare for Local Residents Decades After Plutonium Production Ceased.The atomic bomb explosion in Nagasaki in 1945 originated from the Hanford Site ...
Scientists Develop New Nuclear Battery Using Americium Element, Millimeter-Sized, and Providing Stable Power.Since the early 1900s, researchers have sought to harness radioactive atoms to create batteries with superior longevity and ...
Thirty years before the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl exploded, another incident occurred at a Soviet nuclear plant that was concealed by authorities for over three decades.The accident took place at ...
Revolutionary Technology That Could Change the Global Energy Landscape Does Not Come from a Nuclear Superpower.Since the inception of the nuclear energy industry, the management of its waste has always ...
A scientist at Transmutex, a private nuclear fission company, has developed a new method that can reduce nuclear waste radioactivity by up to 80%.Transmutex Reactor Model. (Photo: Transmutex).Based in Switzerland, ...
A massive underwater tomb intended to hold the increasing amount of radioactive waste from the UK is set to become the country’s largest and most expensive infrastructure project, stretching over ...
In a move towards sustainable management of nuclear waste, Finland is set to become the first country to bury used nuclear fuel underground for long-term storage.Nuclear energy is a low-carbon ...
