Did Earth lose its solar shield? Researchers find 10-million-year beryllium surge in sediments
According to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers found an unexpected surge of the radioactive ...
Revolutionary radioactive diamond batteries could power devices for thousands of years
The result is a power source with a half-life of 5,700 years, meaning it could potentially last for tens of thousands of ...
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Missouri warns of ‘high likelihood’ of radioactive waste in smoldering landfill
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources asked that the EPA assume oversight of the Bridgeton Landfill, arguing it may contain nuclear waste like the adjacent West Lake Landfill. Missouri ...
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UK to dispose of radioactive plutonium stockpile
140 tonnes of plutonium is currently being stored at Sellafield, the nuclear site in Cumbria The government says it will dispose of its 140 tonnes of radioactive plutonium - currently stored at a ...