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- 1Nuclear Safety Institute backs direct disposal for faster reactor scale-up●NSI argues for direct disposal as quickest path to nuclear scaling -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire
The Nuclear Safety Institute (NSI) argues that direct disposal of spent nuclear fuel is the quickest route to scaling nuclear energy, according to reporting by the American Nuclear Society's Nuclear Newswire. The position, which skips reprocessing and sends used fuel straight to permanent disposal, feeds an ongoing debate over how best to manage waste while expanding nuclear capacity.
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The mayor of Hitachiomi in Ibaraki Prefecture has announced the city will accept a literature survey for a final nuclear waste disposal site, saying he made the decision after careful deliberation. Industry minister Akazawa called it highly significant, while residents and city councillors are divided. Neighbouring municipalities are also reacting, and the nuclear promotion policy is becoming an issue in the Ibaraki prefectural assembly election.
- 3Iran Warns of Economic Crisis Amid US Sanctions●🟠 UPDATE Iran's Security Chief Warns of Economic Crisis Amid US Sanctions Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated
Iran's security chief has warned of an economic crisis as US sanctions continue to squeeze the country. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the era of 'wasting time and dictating demands is over' and insisted there is no military solution to the standoff with Washington. The statements underline growing pressure on Iran's leadership as nuclear talks and sanctions enforcement compound the country's financial strain.
- 4Who Will Pay to Dismantle Russia's Ageing Nuclear Plants?●Russia’s nuclear plants are ageing. Who will pay to dismantle them?
Russia's fleet of nuclear power plants, many built in the Soviet era, is approaching the end of its designed lifespan, raising the question of who will fund their decommissioning. The dismantling of obsolete reactors is costly and complex, and analysts are questioning whether Russia's state nuclear sector can shoulder the financial burden.
- 5Startup Applies Oil Drilling Techniques to Nuclear Waste Storage▼Big Oil Perfected Sideways Drilling. A Startup Wants to Do the Same With Nuclear Waste https://gizmodo.com/big-oil-perfe
A startup is proposing to use horizontal drilling technology, refined by the oil and gas industry, to bury nuclear waste deep underground. The approach borrows techniques perfected for extracting fossil fuels and applies them to isolating radioactive material, drawing attention to how drilling innovations could reshape waste disposal solutions.
- 6Startup Applies Oil Drilling Techniques to Nuclear Waste Storage▼Big Oil Perfected Sideways Drilling. A Startup Wants to Do the Same With Nuclear Waste
A startup is adapting horizontal drilling methods, long perfected by the oil and gas industry, to handle nuclear waste. The idea is to use the same directional drilling expertise that made fracking profitable to bore deep, stable repositories for spent nuclear fuel. The story highlights how skills from fossil fuel extraction could find a second life in nuclear energy, a sector seeing renewed interest as governments look for ways to store waste safely and expand clean power.
- 7The challenge of warning future generations about nuclear waste●Long-term nuclear waste warning messages
A decades-long design problem is drawing attention: how to warn people thousands of years from now about buried nuclear waste, when languages and civilizations may have vanished. Proposed solutions range from hostile architecture and eerie earthworks to atomic 'ray cats' bred to change color near radiation, with semioticians and physicists still debating whether any message can truly outlast time.
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A joint venture involving Amentum has been selected for a contract worth about $2.78 billion linked to the Sellafield nuclear site in the UK. The deal is one of the larger nuclear awards in Britain and covers work at the Cumbria complex, which handles decommissioning and nuclear waste management. Industry watchers are following the award for its size and what it signals for future UK nuclear cleanup contracts.
- 9DOE to Hold Environmental Management Cleanup Forum Wednesday▼DOE Environmental Management Cleanup Forum Set For Wednesday, Sept. 3
The US Department of Energy's Environmental Management program will hold a cleanup forum on Wednesday, September 3. The event is expected to cover ongoing cleanup work, including efforts at sites such as Los Alamos, where legacy nuclear waste remains a local concern. Further details about the agenda and participants were not provided.