The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has chosen Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) and the Township of Ignace as the host communities for Canada's first deep geological repository for ...

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected five companies to work with to design and plan the deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel that will be built in northwestern Ontario.

Sweden has broken ground on its final repository for spent nuclear fuel (SNF)—a milestone reached after 40 years of research and development—making it the world’s second deep geological repository ...

This presentation explores the role of microorganisms in the engineered barrier system of a deep geological repository (DGR) for used nuclear fuel, with a focus on bentonite clay and surrounding ...

Currently, there are thousands of metric tons of used solid fuel from nuclear power plants worldwide and millions of liters of radioactive liquid waste from weapons production sitting in temporary ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The world’s first permanent depository for nuclear fuel waste opens later this year on Olkiluoto, a sparsely ...

Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization, the nonprofit responsible for long-term management of the country’s used nuclear power plant fuel, has selected companies to plan, design, build and ...

Editor’s note: This article is published after the passing away of Rod Ewing. The draft manuscript was prepared by both authors. It has been lightly edited for style, length, and clarity. Additional ...