Japan has produced more than 19,000 tonnes of nuclear waste since it began generating atomic energy in the 1960s. Japan continues search for its first nuclear waste disposal site by screening tiny ...

This means utilities must secure radioactive waste disposal sites to finish their decommissioning programs, ... Japan eyes disposal abroad of radioactive plant equipment. September 20, 2021.

Japan is facing difficulties selecting a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste left from spent fuel at nuclear power plants across the nation. First-stage surveys to find locations ...

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan recently backed the further survey of two potential disposal sites for high-level radioactive waste in Hokkaidō. The government has struggled to ...

Japan's nuclear waste is piling up, but it has yet to find a site for its first disposal facility. Screening to assess the suitability of Genkai, a rural town in southern Kyushu, began in June.

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan, which is responsible for selecting and constructing disposal sites, has been holding briefing sessions across the country.

Senior government officials have recently made remarks that appear to support a suggestion that Japan should select the disputed Northern Territories as the final disposal site for high-level ...

The Nuclear REFUEL Act would allow operators to reuse spent nuclear fuel, potentially reducing waste while creating new ...

Finland continues working on its first permanent nuclear disposal site, which will keep nuclear waste stored for 100,000 years. ... Japan even had plans to dump nuclear waste into the ocean.

Researchers at RIT are investigating the combined physical effects of heat, chemical reactions, and seismic activity on concrete lining structures used to dispose of nuclear waste. Results from the ...