Japan has identified Minamitorishima, a remote and uninhabited coral atoll in the western Pacific, as a potential site for permanent nuclear waste disposal. The proposal marks the first time the ...

The island is surrounded by a coral atoll and is only 0.6 miles wide. Nuclear power is on the rise around the world, but with it comes an extremely pressing question: where will all of the radioactive ...

"The same goes for the legal or financial responsibility." Officials spark backlash with concerning plan for nuclear waste: ...

The Japanese government on Tuesday asked a Tokyo municipality for consent to conduct a survey to determine the suitability of ...

A team of researchers has initiated a deep drilling project underneath a mountain in ...

Nuclear power plants are used primarily to generate electricity, and while they're often thought of as a cleaner energy source, there is a drawback. These power plants produce waste. This waste is ...

Minamitorishima Island, about 1,900 kilometers southeast of central Tokyo, has no civilian population, with its only ...

This Collection brings together original research focused on the science and engineering of nuclear waste management and recycling. Topics include characterisation of radionuclide behaviour, modelling ...

Geological disposal, optimized materials and greater use of digital tools to enhance communication with stakeholders are among the innovations the nuclear industry is developing to address outstanding ...

Malaysia’s government renewed Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths' operating license for 10 years but will require it to stop producing radioactive waste by 2031. The Lynas refinery in Malaysia, its ...

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has completed a follow-up mission to assess Spain’s progress in implementing the recommendations and suggestions made during a review of ...