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Utah, Louisiana Lodge Challenges Against Plan to Import Italian Waste
Within the space of a few weeks, Utah and Louisiana officials lodged formal challenges against a plan to import Italian radioactive waste into the ...read more.
Stability of Radioactive Waste in Cement Paste Questioned
The stability of cement paste, often used to seal low-level radioactive waste, could be impaired by sulfuric acid, a strong mineral acid, according ...read more.

Drum With Prohibited Materials Sent to New Mexico Plant for 2nd Time
For the second time in a year, the U.S. Energy Department (DoE) has disposed of a radioactive-waste-containing drum with prohibited liquids at its ...read more.
AEC Chairman Willing to Visit China to Discuss Taiwan Waste Disposal Sites
The chairman of the Atomic Energy Council says he is willing to visit China for talks on Taiwan's search for low-level radioactive waste ...read more.

International Community Considers Nuclear Power as Means of Reducing GHGs
The international community once again broached the possibility that nuclear power be used to help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions during the ...read more.
Court Slaps Down Voter-Passed Measure to Stop Hanford Waste
Invalidating a state law, a federal court has ruled that Washington voters do not have the authority to stop radioactive waste dumping in their ...read more.

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Nuclear Energy Institute Joins Climate Registry
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) has joined the Climate Registry as a founding reporter, agreeing to voluntarily measure and publicly report its ...read more.
Security Stepped Up Following Report of Filter Removals at Idaho Lab
The company responsible for processing nuclear waste at an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) facility has stepped up security after workers discovered ...read more.
NRC to Review License Applications for Two New Reactors in Georgia
Southern Nuclear has submitted, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission accepted for review, a combined license application for two new reactors at the ...read more.
Gravatom Wins $2.5 Million Deal for Sellafield Nuclear Site in U.K.
Gravatom, a United Kingdom engineering company, has won a $2.5 million contract to supply equipment for decommissioning at Sellafield nuclear site. ...read more.
Panel Rejects Italian Waste Plan; EnergySolutions Sues to Move Forward
Synroc Technology Will Be Tried at Idaho National Lab
Investors Wary of Committing to Nuclear Without Waste Remedy
Company to Miss Deadline for Picking Radioactive Waste Site in Taiwan