A large amount of nuclear waste is currently stored at Sellafield in Cumbria - Stuart Nicol A technology breakthrough will allow Britain to transform its stockpile of plutonium into nuclear fuel ...

A British nuclear body is planning to deploy robots at a former nuclear plant site to segregate radioactive waste autonomously. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has announced a ...

In its updated strategy for handling nuclear waste and radioactive substances, the UK proposes to use a shallower disposal facility for suitable intermediate-level waste which was previously earmarked ...

Deep borehole disposal cannot replace the UK's need for a geological disposal facility but may nevertheless have a helpful role to play in the disposal of some of the country's nuclear waste inventory ...

"Not in my backyard" is a term normally used in conversations about proposed new housing or rail lines, but a version of it could soon be heard about one of the most dangerous materials on the planet.

Even if all nuclear power plants were shut down today, there’s a mountain of radioactive waste waiting to be disposed of. Yet only Finland has an approved solution for nuclear waste disposal, while ...