Radioactive waste is a type of hazardous waste that contains radioactive material. It is a result of many activities, including nuclear medicine, nuclear research, nuclear power generation, …

A photo of a barrel that claims to be in Asheville, North Carolina with a Y-12 label had some people online concerned about what was inside.

Jan 26, 2024 · Radioactive (or nuclear) waste is a byproduct from nuclear reactors, fuel processing plants, hospitals and research facilities. Radioactive waste is also generated while …

Most Intermediate Level Waste is material from inside a nuclear reactor, which means it has been in close contact with highly radioactive nuclear fuel over a long period. In a nuclear reactor,...

Mar 6, 2023 · Forty years after the passage of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, there is, “no clear path forward for the siting, licensing, and construction of a geologic repository” for nuclear …

Apr 26, 2022 · Between the 1950s and 1990s, some 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste were dumped by European nations into the North East Atlantic. Scientists are set to assess the …

The core barrel belongs to the lower core support structure because it houses a reactor core. Other lower core support structures (lower core plate, core baffle , or heavy reflector ) are …

Mar 30, 2020 · Tens of thousands of metric tons of radioactive spent nuclear fuel sit in steel-and-concrete storage casks (cutaway) at nuclear power plants across the US (map) as they await …

Dec 20, 2018 · Low and medium-level nuclear waste is stored using natural and artificial barriers. In this way, nuclear waste is isolated from the environment until its radioactivity falls to …

The present work aims to establish an absolute waste barrel assay procedure to mitigate such risks by offering a robust method for the detection and assay of transuranic subconcealments …