Oceanography
The grave of nuclear waste under the sea costs 83 billion USD
A giant undersea grave planned to store Britain's growing amount of radioactive waste will become the country's most expensive and lengthy major infrastructure project.
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The US spends $ 550 billion to 'erase' the most dangerous place in the world
Scientists have spent nearly three decades cleaning up 177 huge radioactive waste storage tanks at the Hanford Site in Washington state, USA. And they are just getting s…
Scientific works
Visit the world's first nuclear crypt, where 6,500 tons of radioactive waste will rest for 100,000 years
The foundation beneath Onkalo has been stable for at least the past 1 billion years. Geologists say the area won't experience any more earthquakes until the next ice age.
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The risk of leaking radioactive waste across Europe from the Chernobyl nuclear plant
Fighting between Russia and Ukraine that broke out around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant could tamper with nuclear waste, causing dangerous radioactive material to sp…
Environment
The Nobel-winning physicist wants to treat radioactive waste by laser
Although only in theory, the proposal of scientist Gérard Mourou is considered to open a bright future for the treatment of radioactive waste which is extremely dangerou…
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Finding something extremely dangerous at Chernobyl, touching might die
A device used to clear radioactive waste in the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union was recently found.
Environment
The risk of 'nuclear coffin' on the ocean leaks disaster
The nuclear coffin designed to store nuclear waste, could be leaked in the Pacific, UN Secretary General expressed concern.
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America: Extreme danger of 43 nuclear explosions leaking
The Enewetak Atoll area was used by the US government to try 43 different nuclear explosions between 1948 and 1958.
Environment
Hundreds of barrels of radioactive waste are found off the US coast
Some researchers are concerned about the possibility that hundreds of radioactive waste can be found in the newly discovered ocean carrier, about 50 km from San Francisc…
Environment
Leakage of radioactive waste in six US tanks
According to AFP, the Washington state government said on February 22 that at least six radioactive waste tanks are leaking, urging the federal government to help furthe…
Environment
The risk of radioactive leakage threatens water resources in the United States
The clean water supply to more than 11 million people is facing the risk of serious pollution due to the leak of radioactive substances at Indian Point Nuclear Power Pla…
New technology
Cement holds safe nuclear waste for 100,000 years
A group of British scientists are working on cement that can withstand the harmful effects of nuclear waste for thousands of years.
New technology
Japan robots collect radioactive waste
Japan's Toshiba Corp. today introduced a remote-controlled robot that collects radioactive fuel rods from Fukushima's No. 3 reactor that stopped operating due to…