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Texas’ burgeoning nuclear footprint in the struggle to dispose of high-level radioactive waste

Carmen Lillard Sep 3, 2021

Austin, TX, 1 hour ago - Highly radioactive waste can reach temperatures of several thousand degrees Fahrenheit, but the obscure legislation governing its storage and disposal sparked…

Nuclear Construction

Rosatom seeks contractor to dispose of sunken subs reactor cores

Carmen Lillard Mar 22, 2021

The nuclear submarine K-27 Photo credit: Russian Naval Archives Rosatom, Russia's state-owned nuclear company, has announced a tender for…

Thorium Reactors

Thorium reactors may dispose of enormous amounts of weapons-grade plutonium

Carmen Lillard Feb 14, 2021

PICTURE: Ass. Prof. Sergey Bedenko demonstrates a simulation model of gas-cooled high-temperature reactors with thorium fuel. view More Photo credit: Tomsk Polytechnic University…

Thorium Reactors

Can thorium reactors dispose of weapons-grade plutonium?

Carmen Lillard Feb 14, 2021

Thorium reactors have long been suggested as a cleaner, safer alternative to conventional nuclear power, and now a new Russian study has added another potential benefit to the mix. Scientists at…