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Tests confirm integrity of Deep Isolation disposal canister

US nuclear waste disposal company Deep Isolation says that a two-year research project that subjected its Universal Canister System to the kinds of


Norway nuclear waste facilities

Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning has invited the municipalities to express an interest in taking part in the process of finding a suitable locatio


An NWMO employee explains the impact assessment process at an event

The Initial Project Description for the proposed underground deep geological repository system for Canada's used nuclear fuel has been posted on th


GyroSwin (UKAEA)

A team of scientists from the UK Atomic Energy Authority, the Johannes Kepler University Linz, and Emmi AI, have developed an artificial intelligen


Geological repository projects

By Alex Hunt, World Nuclear News, in Vienna


Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce

A series of "radical, root-cause solutions" is required to simplify the UK's nuclear regulatory system in order to speed up the construction of new


A concrete recycling plan for Sizewell A to C

More than 15,000 tonnes of crushed concrete generated from the demolition of the turbine hall at the shutdown Sizewell A nuclear power plant in Suf


Wylfa - Photo ONR

The UK government has announced that Wylfa on the island of Anglesey, North Wales, will host three Rolls-Royce small modular reactors.


Nuclear entering a 'golden age' (Image: WNE)

The figures show that global nuclear electricity generation is set to achieve a record high in 2025, and with more countries turning to nuclear to


Nuclear propulsion (Image: DNV)

Shifting environmental requirements are "reigniting interest" in nuclear propulsion as a long-term solution for maritime decarbonisation, according