Now that the demolition of a radiation-contaminated building is complete at the West Valley Demonstration Project Site, soil ...

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What happens if you fall into one of those pools where they store the highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel rods?

Russia has launched its third cycle of testing innovative uranium-plutonium REMIX fuel at the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant in Saratov Oblast, a key step that advances the closed nuclear fuel cycle ...

A widespread collapse of the US power grid system—triggered by solar storms, physical attacks, or cyberattacks—could threaten nuclear facilities, including overloaded spent fuel pools.

Since the end of the Cold War, the Savannah River Site has been dispositioning spent nuclear fuel and other special nuclear materials in a safe, secure manner. Although the method of disposition ...

BRATTLEBORO — When the 40-plus years worth of nuclear fuel used at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant finally leaves Vernon, it will be by rail.

While releases of treated spent fuel pool water occur under the auspices of the federal government, that does not relieve Holtec of its responsibility to partner with the host community to address ...

The spent fuel is stored onsite in a dry-storage container, which is basically a concrete bunker. Previously, while the plant was in operation, the fuel was in a spent-fuel pool.

The last fuel assembly is loaded into a storage container in the Unit 3 spent fuel pool at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station on July 31, 2020.

Wet storage of their spent fuel involves placing spent fuel assemblies in a pool at the reactor site for cooling and storage until the final disposition path is determined. While the safety and ...