Finland is on the cusp of burying spent nuclear fuel in the world's first geological tomb, where it will be stored for 100,000 years. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The ...

Currently, there are thousands of metric tons of used solid fuel from nuclear power plants worldwide and millions of liters of radioactive liquid waste from weapons production sitting in temporary ...

While many countries are unsure what to do with spent nuclear waste, Finland is moving ahead with what they believe to be a worthwhile solution. At just shy of 1,400 feet below the Olkiluoto nuclear ...

A growing number of countries are planning a permanent solution to the issue of radioactive waste by burying it deep ...

In a bold step toward sustainable nuclear waste management, Finland is poised to become the first nation to bury spent nuclear fuel rods deep underground for long-term storage, the BBC reported.

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Different countries planning the safe, permanent disposal of nuclear waste in geological repositories are sharing experiences and learning from each other, as Neil Hyatt, chief scientific advisor to ...

Finland is on the cusp of burying spent nuclear fuel in the world's first geological tomb, where it will be stored for 100,000 years. The pioneering project has been hailed as both a watershed moment ...