World’s First Nuclear Fuel Graveyard to Soon Get Copper Blank for Storing Radioactive Waste A Finnish radioactive waste management company has produced the first copper casting blank for the world’s inaugural nuclear fuel repository. The Onkalo underground spent fuel encapsulation plant, located on Olkiluoto Island, is set to receive this innovative copper blank. This milestone […]
Buried for 50 years: US legacy nuclear waste remains shifted to new graveyard
Buried for 50 years: US legacy nuclear waste remains shifted to new graveyard A highly radioactive waste, stored for over five decades at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), is finally seeing the light of day with a shift to a new disposal site. This significant move marks a crucial step in managing the long-standing issue […]