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Eastern WA nuclear site top manager resigns. No. 2 Hanford leader already is gone

The Spokesman-Review 27 Mar 2025
Under Vance’s leadership, work on the massive Hanford vitrification plant has progressed to startup of its melters that will turn radioactive tank waste into a stable glass form ... radioactive waste.
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See photos of Camp Century, a secret US military base built beneath Greenland's ice sheet

Business Insider 27 Mar 2025
As the threat of biological, chemical, and radioactive waste looms, the question remains as to who is responsible for cleaning up the waste, from Camp Century and other abandoned US military facilities scattered throughout Greenland.
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This new molecule could point the way to safe disposal of nuclear waste

The Tribune Greeley 26 Mar 2025
While past “sandwiches” have been used to more efficiently combust the hydrocarbons in gasoline, the discovery of berkelocene may eventually aid scientists as they seek a solution to safely dispose of radioactive waste, Arnold said.
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Wednesday letters: Trump accountability, nuclear energy concerns, and health care gratitude

Post Independent 26 Mar 2025
There is a “strong possibility the waste would need to be stored onsite, as transporting radioactive waste carries severe risks.” The letter references power plant disasters, and should ...
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Radiation danger to Illinois residents at “Radium Girls” site to remain

People's World 26 Mar 2025
When the Illinois factory, which was later used as a high school, was eventually demolished, “Surface and subsurface soils in various areas of Ottawa were contaminated with radioactive wastes,” the ...
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Berkeley Lab creates new molecule that could point the way to safe disposal of nuclear waste

East Bay Times 25 Mar 2025
While past “sandwiches” have been used to more efficiently combust the hydrocarbons in gasoline, the discovery of berkelocene may eventually aid scientists as they seek a solution to safely dispose of radioactive waste, Arnold said.
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Steritrans Corp Brings Personalized Medical Waste Solutions to Houston

GetNews 25 Mar 2025
Steritrans offers a full spectrum of medical waste management services, including sharps disposal, biohazardous waste handling, pharmaceutical disposal, chemotherapy waste management, and radioactive waste solutions.
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How a cheap drone punctured Chernobyl's 40,000 ton shield

The Times of India 25 Mar 2025
... and cost millions, delaying the safe disposal of radioactive waste.
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Sarasota Film Festival dropped the ball with '51st state' poster stunt | Letters

Herald-Tribune Sarasota 24 Mar 2025
... – glass, rubber, radioactive material – is in pavement ... In this case, we are placing radioactive waste in a sub-base that will certainly be exposed to water through pavement intrusion or lateral flows.
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Environmental groups urge Gov. Polis to veto bill that would define nuclear energy as ‘clean’

Steamboat Pilot 24 Mar 2025
The letter states there is a “strong possibility the waste would need to be stored onsite, as transporting radioactive waste carries severe risks.” It also references the power plant ...
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Environmental groups urge Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to veto bill that would define nuclear energy ...

Aspen Times 24 Mar 2025
The letter states there is a “strong possibility the waste would need to be stored onsite, as transporting radioactive waste carries severe risks.” It also references the power plant ...
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Environmental groups urge Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to veto bill that would define nuclear energy as ‘clean’ 

Post Independent 24 Mar 2025
The letter states there is a “strong possibility the waste would need to be stored onsite, as transporting radioactive waste carries severe risks.” It also references the power plant ...
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Vast East Bay nuclear energy center site is bought by nuke decommissioning firm

East Bay Times 24 Mar 2025
“As with its other ongoing nuclear decommissioning projects, NorthStar will dispose of additional low-level radioactive waste from the Vallecitos decommissioning at the (Texas) facility,” NorthStar stated.
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Artist Michael Brophy explores the haunting legacy of the Hanford nuclear site

The Oregonian 23 Mar 2025
Those complex elements are powerfully woven into Brophy’s current exhibition, “Reach ... Artist Michael Brophy's "Reach ... Even after the U.S ... What was left behind included radioactive and chemical waste, and major environmental clean-up projects.
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Japan Develops Uranium-Based Battery To Reuse Radioactive Waste

Malaysian National News Agency 22 Mar 2025
Japan Develops Uranium-Based Battery To Reuse Radioactive Waste ... way for the use of massive stockpiles of radioactive material generated in the nuclear fuel manufacturing process.
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