The US buried 85,000 cubic metres of nuclear waste beneath a Pacific island. Now the ocean is rising around it

On a remote island in the Marshall Islands, a concrete dome built more than four decades ago holds roughly 85,000 cubic ...
NOLA.com

Louisiana pitches plan to store radioactive nuclear waste underneath the Gulf

Louisiana wants federal support for a sweeping nuclear plan that includes new reactors, data-center power and research into ...

In 1977, the U.S. buried 120,000 tons of radioactive waste in a Pacific ‘nuclear tomb’ - Almost 50 years later, the ocean is threatening to expose the Runit Dome

Hidden in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a massive concrete dome measuring 377 feet across stands as one of the most ...
RealClearScience

Some Nuclear Waste Is Discharged Into Oceans. Is There a Better Way?

One of the highest-risk components of nuclear waste is iodine-129 (I-129), which stays radioactive for millions of years and accumulates in human thyroids when ingested. In the U.S., nuclear waste ...
BGR

Does Nuclear Waste Ever Go Away?

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 ...
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This Country Has the Only Permanent Nuclear Waste Storage. So What Are All the Others Doing?

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The question of how to dispose of nuclear waste is more ...