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The Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, as designated by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act amendments of 1987, [2] is a proposed deep geological repository storage facility within Yucca Mountain for spent nuclear fuel and other high-level radioactive waste in the United States.
The Nuclear Assisted Hydrocarbon Production Method, [116] Canadian patent application 2,659,302, is a method for the temporary or permanent storage of nuclear waste materials comprising the placing of waste materials into one or more repositories or boreholes constructed into an unconventional oil formation. The thermal flux of the waste ...
Highly toxic waste that cannot be further recycled must be stored in isolation, to avoid contamination of air, ground and underground water. Deep geological repository is a type of long-term storage that isolates waste in geological structures that are expected to be stable for millions of years, with a number of natural and engineered barriers.
More: Feds lose appeal of vacated license for nuclear waste storage site in Permian Basin. Under the Land Withdrawal Act, WIPP is allowed to dispose of up to about 176,000 cubic meters of TRU ...
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant began disposing of nuclear waste in New Mexico on March 26, 1999. Officials gathered at the site Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary.
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the authority to license nuclear waste storage facilities following a judicial ruling ...
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 established a timetable and procedure for constructing a permanent, underground repository for high-level radioactive waste by the mid-1990s, and provided for some temporary storage of waste, including spent fuel from 104 civilian nuclear reactors that produce about 19.4% of electricity there. [38]
Congress is considering a bill that includes language prioritizing local consent for any state that hosts nuclear storage sites.