Radioactive waste is used radioactive material that is discarded or contaminated with radioactive material. In general, caution is required in the handling and disposal of radioactive waste.

Nuclear waste is largely misunderstood, thanks to the Cold War and war movies. However, even if nuclear energy is safer than ...

TOKYO -- That more and more countries, and even students, are launching satellites into orbit is usually reported as good news. But while the final frontier may be more accessible than ever before, ...

Nuclear battery developer Zeno Power is to make a "multi-million dollar" investment to get priority access to americium-241 supplies from Orano's la Hague recycling site in France. How a lunar rover ...

The Kishida administration has unveiled a policy initiative to deal with high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants through “united government-wide” efforts. The government plans to step ...

As Japan takes the final steps toward restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s largest nuclear facility, familiar debates are resurfacing: reactor safety, seismic risk, and ...

Effective nuclear waste management is a critical global challenge, particularly for countries like the UK looking to expand their nuclear power sectors. The UK has a substantial amount of existing ...

A new generation of smaller atomic reactors, designed to tout nuclear power’s role as a clean-energy alternative, may also come with an outsized waste problem that could send costs surging.