Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Radioactive waste held in underground tanks has begun to be transferred for the first time to the massive Hanford nuclear site ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first 7.5-ton container of radioactive waste turned into a stable glass form was carefully set on the bottom of a vast new ...

Twenty-three years and 70 days after workers began pouring concrete to build the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, the plant has turned radioactive and hazardous chemical waste into a stable glass form ...

DOE gets more time to decide where to grout Hanford liquid radioactive waste for disposal. Options include on-site Hanford, Perma-Fix in Richland, or sites in UT or TX. Spokane and Oregon officials ...

Nuclear energy is one of the most polarizing topics when it comes to ways of generating electricity. On one hand, there are those who believe nuclear is a much better alternative to fossil fuels and ...

Nuclear waste remains a major environmental hazard due to its long-lasting radioactivity, which can persist for thousands of years. However, new research by University of Sharjah scientists, published ...