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1,500 residents were displaced from Hanford in 1943; 83 years later, the Washington site holds about 56 million gallons of radioactive and hazardous waste- In a 2011 Oak Ridge case study, ethanol-fed microbes cut uranium in groundwater from 40-60 mg/L to below the US drinking-water limit
- Since 1958, tidal groundwater has continued moving beneath Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands, where 85,000 cubic meters of radioactive material rest; now rising Pacific seas are raising questions about the future of the 115-meter-wide structure
- US turns decades-old radioactive waste into nuclear power technology that could keep underwater drones running for nearly 30 yearsAmerica is turning decades-old strontium-90 radioactive waste from Oak Ridge into a potential source of long-lasting nuclear power. Zeno Po...11 Aug, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
- In a looming nuclear arms race, aging Los Alamos faces a major testThe challenges facing America's nuclear bomb core production at Los Alamos National Laboratory couldn't be starker. The PF-4 building, old ...29 Oct, 2025, 12.32 AM IST
- US strikes Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan: What happens when a nuclear site is bombed and how to survive radiationPresident Trump announced a coordinated US-Israeli strike, obliterating Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, employin...22 Jun, 2025, 09.15 AM IST
- US government shutdown: What closes, what stays open?All eyes are the Congress now. Here is what will happen if it fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting October 1.22 Sep, 2023, 03.18 PM IST
- 'Oppenheimer' sheds new light on the legacies of the Manhattan Project: Nuclear legacy, public health hazards, and governmental secrecyAs Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer" brings attention to the creation of nuclear weapons during World War II, the consequences of the ...03 Aug, 2023, 11.30 AM IST
- What's happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, aims to have the facilities ready by spring. TEPCO needs a safety approval fro...10 Mar, 2023, 10.54 AM IST
- 11 years later, fate of Fukushima reactor cleanup uncertainEleven years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was ravaged by a meltdown following a massive earthquake and tsunami, the plan...11 Mar, 2022, 12.47 PM IST
- US nuclear weapons agency hacked in massive cybersecurity breachThe officials of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Thursday started coordinating no...18 Dec, 2020, 08.10 AM IST
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