Between 1950 and 1990, more than 200,000 barrels filled with radioactive waste were dumped in the depths of the North-East ...

Researchers in the UK have found that crushed concrete from decommissioned nuclear sites can ...

Columbia, South Carolina (AP) — Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the United States have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no ...

A rule proposed June 25 by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) aims to set updated federal regulations for disposing of ...

Nuclear blasts create dangerous fallout — residual radioactive material that travels high into the air, cools into dust, and eventually settles back to the ground, poisoning it in the process. Most ...

It was just another package among millions flowing through the Heathrow Airport system. Except this one was radioactive. On December 29, 2022, a detector at the London airport flagged the package, and ...

For nearly a century, geopolymers have been used for construction, ceramics, fireproofing and other industrial applications. One of their most promising applications, in radioactive waste management, ...