All nuclear waste articles
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NewsNuclear agency proposes deregulating disposal of some US radioactive waste
NRC issues new ‘interpretive rule’ allowing ‘very low level’ radioactive waste to be disposed of in landfills
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Research
Chernobyl’s intensely radioactive ‘elephant’s foot’ lava recreated in the lab
Mimic of the lava produced by a reactor meltdown is far safer to work with
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Research
Uranium compound unearths questions on nuclear waste
Environmental chemists place sub-surface uranium chemistry under the spotlight
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News
Russian role in Europe-wide radiation leak two years ago confirmed
Evidence mounts that Mayak facility was responsible for ruthenium release as ‘satellite crash’ explanation given by Russian officials scorned
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News
How do you scrap a nuclear submarine?
The UK is facing a £7.5 billion bill to dismantle its 20 defunct vessels
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Research
New route to +3 oxidation state of neptunium
Tetrahydrofuran steers chemists towards a low-valent neptunium precursor
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News
Investigation blames Russian facility for last year’s ruthenium isotope leak
Russian government denies that the release is the result of an accident during refinement of fission products
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News
Clean up agreed for radioactive waste from Manhattan Project
Missouri landfill site to be excavated to deal with illegally dumped material created by development of first atomic weapons
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Research
Tech red unmasked
An unusual oxide of radioactive technetium reveals its secrets after 50 years
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Research
Abandoned Cornish mine may hold clues to uranium clean-up
First time arsenic has been found to lock up uranium in a mineral
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News
Russia denies involvement in leak of radioisotope detected over Europe
Ruthenium-106 is thought to have escaped from a nuclear reprocessing facility, possibly in Russia
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Opinion
Taking the nuclear option
If the UK is to leave Euratom then it needs to quickly take advice from the community
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News
New nuclear faces public suspicion in China
Ambitious plans to build more than 60 nuclear plants by 2030 have sparked protests across the country
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Opinion
How to warn future civilisations about radioactive waste
Informing future societies about radioactive waste disposal sites is a unique challenge
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News
Lights out for UK’s oldest nuclear power plant
Full decommissioning process of Wylfa site will take up to 90 years
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Feature
Stuck in the sludge
Matthew Gunther finds chemists are trying to decommission the most dangerous nuclear waste site in Europe
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Research
Bonding behaviour unlocked for uranium–arsenic complex
Uranium–arsenic complexes remain stable under ambient conditions
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Feature
Cleaning up after Fukushima
Chemistry is playing a vital role in helping remove radioactive material from the environment after the 2011 disaster. Clare Sansom reports
