Nuclear waste

Rocky Flats Stewardship Council will disband after a quarter century

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Rocky Flats Stewardship Council will disband after a quarter century

Rocky Flats is at a crossroads once again. For 25 years, 10 city and county governments near the former nuclear weapons manufacturing site northwest of Denver have monitored for contaminants and other hazards through their participation in the Rocky Flats Stewardship Council. But now the council, which has met regularly to discuss conditions on the … Read more

Finland to bury nuclear waste in world’s first geological tomb

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Finland to bury nuclear waste in world’s first geological tomb

Workers inspect the Repository in ONKALO, a deep geological disposal underground facility, designed to safely store nuclear waste, on May 2, 2023, on the island of Eurajoki, western Finland. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Finland is on the cusp of burying spent nuclear fuel in the world’s first geological tomb, where it will … Read more