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The current idea is to vitrify the plutonium – bake it into a ceramic glass, like material – and bury it 1000 metres below in a geological disposal facility (GDF). However, the UK currently possesses ...

As Singapore explores nuclear energy, experts say it must address concerns about radioactive waste management and "not in my ...

ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is a multinational fusion project in France aiming to prove that ...

This film discusses the challenges and advancements in isolating nuclear waste, particularly focusing on the natural nuclear ...

A world record for nuclear fusion has been smashed after an 'artificial sun' reactor was able to maintain a plasma for more ...

The UK started manufacturing plutonium for military purposes in 1950, reprocessing the fuel from the Windscale air-cooled, graphite-moderated piles. After closure of the Windscale Piles in 1957, ...

These reactors can adapt to a variety of nuclear fuel cycles (such as Uranium-Plutonium and Thorium-Uranium cycles), which allow for the extension of fuel resources. They can also be designed as ...

Japan has again adjusted its plans for reprocessing used fuel and producing mixed oxide (MOX) fuel – its pluthermal ...

Explore the latest advancements in nuclear and renewable energy, from SMRs to high-efficiency solar and wind power, and the ...

Ed Miliband has been warned he is throwing away “a valuable national resource” after ministers confirmed plans to bury Britain’s massive stockpile of plutonium ...

Japan’s policy program to establish a nuclear fuel recycling system to recover plutonium from spent nuclear fuel to be reused in reactors, however, is already bankrupt beyond redemption.