Waste

Nuclear waste

Ukraine Holds Drills in Zaporizhzhia to Prepare for Radiation Leaks From Russian-Held Nuclear Plant

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Dressed in white and yellow protective suits and armed with devices to detect radiation levels, Ukrainian emergency workers took part i…

Nuclear waste

Agreement Facilitates WIPP Permit Renewal

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Salado Isolation Mining Contractors (SIMCO) have negotiated a settlement agr…

Nuclear waste

UK Begins Studies to Assess Four Potential Repository Sites

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is starting the process of evaluating four potential areas for suitability to host the UK's Geological Disposal Facility. It is…

Nuclear waste

Regulators Begin Final Safety Inspection Before Treated Fukushima Wastewater Is Released Into Sea

Japanese regulators began a final inspection on Wednesday before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pa…

Nuclear waste

IAEA Sees Croatian Commitment to Radwaste Management

Croatia is committed to addressing the challenges of managing its radioactive waste, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded.…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Fukushima Nuclear Plant Operator Says Equipment to Release Treated Wastewater Into Sea Is Complete

All equipment needed for the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been completed and will be read…

CCS

Clean, Sustainable Fuels Made 'from thin air' And Plastic Waste

Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes—or even directly from the air—and transformed into clean, sustainab…

Nuclear waste

US DOE Funds Consent-Based Siting For Used Nuclear Fuel

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding of $26m for groups of university, non-profit, and private-sector partners that will work with communitie…

Nuclear waste

PAA President Confirms Safety Anaylsis for Pomerania Plant

The president of Poland's National Atomic Energy Agency (Panstwowa Agencja Atomistyki, PAA) has issued a general opinion on the safety analysis of the count…

Nuclear waste

Grossi Heads to Ukraine, Aims to Assess Zaporizhzhia Situation

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is travelling to Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and says he also …

Nuclear waste

Fukushima Nuclear Plant Begins Tests of Wastewater Release Plan; Fishing Officials Remain Opposed

The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant began tests on Monday of newly constructed facilities for discharging treated radioactive wastewater into th…

Nuclear waste

New Government Strategy on Nuclear Waste Aims to Make It Permanently Safe, Sooner

Nuclear energy has been a part of everyday life in the UK for over 70 years. It provides around 15% of the country’s electricity and supports key industri…

Biofuel

Raízen Selects Sulzer for Next Generation Biofuel Production

Brazil’s largest producer of ethanol from sugarcane waste is embarking on a major wave of investment. With plans to build 20 second-generation processing …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Karachi 3 Receives Operating Licence

The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) has granted an operating licence for unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant, the second of two Chinese-suppl…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

IAEA Commends Portugal’s Commitment to Safe Radwaste Management

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Review Service for Radioactive Waste & Spent Fuel Management, Decommissioning & Remediation (ARTEMIS) te…