Scientists Built a Tiny Battery Out of Nuclear Waste That You'll Never Have to Recharge
Scientists use light-emitting crystals and solar panels to turn the latent energy in nuclear waste into microbatteries.
Safety, nuclear waste, water use: Here’s what you need to know about Utah’s nuclear push
The U.S. currently has no permanent disposal facility for that radioactive waste, the NRC says. That means all waste from nuclear reactors — including SMRs and microreactors that could be built in ...
This battery made of nuclear waste never needs to be recharged
Researchers may have found a way to create a nuclear waste battery that could theoretically run for decades without needing to recharge.
13 of the most radioactive places on Earth – including in the UK and US
The plant had to be shut down, but massive amounts of radioactive waste still spilt into the environment ... affected as many ...
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Highly radioactive nuclear waste: how to keep it from oblivion
Sweden's radioactive nuclear waste will be stored in a sealed bedrock repository for 100,000 years. It will be hazardous for a very long time. So how can we ensure that humanity does not forget that ...
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U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas nuclear waste disposal case
The case could establish the nation’s first independent repository for spent nuclear fuel in West Texas, despite the ...