3. The Hanford Site Location: Washington, USA This site is now one of the most radioactive places in the world after it produced around 74 tons of plutonium for the US’s nuclear weapon stockpile.

The atom was split in the first half of the 20th century, but it took a few years for that breakthrough to unlock bombs powerful enough to leave an indelible mark on the world. In the 1950s and ...

A second research area has been identified by Germany's Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal for investigating terrestrial and airborne geophysical exploration methods that can provide ...

Finland has built the world’s first deep-earth repository where it will bury nuclear waste for 100,000 years starting 2026.

This presentation summarizes a series of reflections on the relation of science to safety in the geological disposal of radioactive waste. The first was presented at a conference “Key Topics of Deep ...

As the world looks to alternatives to fossil fuels to combat climate change, several countries are developing nuclear power programmes to provide a sustainable source of low carbon energy. Countries ...

27 Jul 2023 75/2023 Vilnius, Lithuania An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission said that Lithuania’s process to select a site for the country’s first deep geological repository (DGR) for ...