https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-tech-nuclear-waste-into-power
Feb 19, 2026 - Researchers aim to transmute long-lived nuclear waste into shorter-lived materials while generating additional carbon-free electricity for the US power grid.
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https://wyofile.com/energy-rich-campbell-county-wants-nuclear-but-not-its-radioactive-waste/
Nov 19, 2025 - County commissioners passed a resolution to oppose nuclear waste storage, and in support of putting the issue to a statewide vote.
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https://www.nwmo.ca/
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is responsible for designing and implementing Canada's plan for the safe, long-term management of used...
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https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2024/oct/22/new-missouri-house-committee-will-investigate-impact-of-st-louis-nuclear-waste/
The committee, established to hear testimony on the issue and recommend legislation, will meet Oct. 15.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-challenge-federal-approval-nuclear-waste-storage-rcna202590
Jun 18, 2025 - The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the authority the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to approve a facility in Texas to store spent fuel.
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https://wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/the-risks-realities-of-nuclear-waste-storage-for-wyoming-the-cautionary-tale-of-hanford-washington
by Wyoming Liberty Group Who can predict what will happen in a thousand years? Or tens of thousands of years? Better yet, what will happen in fifty years? No...
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https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/09/11/long-term-effects-nuclear-waste-in-st-louis
Sep 11, 2025 - For decades, kids in St. Louis County caught crawdads in Coldwater Creek, made mudpies, went swimming -- and were exposed to nuclear waste. Hear the story of...
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https://www.bgr.com/2030045/does-nuclear-waste-go-away-explained/
Nov 20, 2025 - Nuclear power has a lot of potential when it comes to clean energy, but what happens to the waste? It depends, because not all nuclear waste is created equal.
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https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/los-alamos-scientists-turn-nuclear-waste-into-fusion-reactor-fuel/60934/
Aug 19, 2025 - Los Alamos scientists are exploring how nuclear waste could be transformed into tritium fuel, offering a breakthrough fusion energy
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https://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Boron_isotopes_unlock_secrets_of_nuclear_waste_glass_corrosion_999.html
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 15, 2025 - Tiny variations in boron isotopes have provided scientists with a powerful new tool to understand how glass used for nuclear...
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https://www.businessinsider.com/why-nuclear-waste-stranded-in-pools-and-temporary-storage-2025-10
Oct 15, 2025 - Nearly 80 years of US nuclear waste is stuck in "temporary" storage sites. How big of a problem is that?
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https://interestingengineering.com/science/us-lab-makes-graphite-from-coal
Jan 16, 2026 - The novel process NETL researchers developed focuses on using earth-abundant catalyst materials, such as iron, to facilitate the production of highly...
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https://physicsworld.com/a/photovoltaic-battery-runs-on-nuclear-waste/
Apr 4, 2025 - Device could be used to power microelectronics like microchips
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https://www.bgr.com/2071457/nuclear-waste-dangerous-explained/
Jan 14, 2026 - Nuclear waste is largely misunderstood, thanks to the Cold War and war movies. However, even if nuclear energy is safer than expected, waste is still produced.
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