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June 9, 2025, 9:30AMRadwaste Solutions

Argonne physicist Michael Kelly loads a superconducting cavity into a large furnace. (Photo: ANL)

Argonne National Laboratory said it has secured just over $10 million from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) for two research projects investigating the transmutation of spent nuclear fuel into less radioactive substances.

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Five states named Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus finalists

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Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah are the finalists to potentially host Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, the Department of Energy announced today.Energy Secretary Chris...

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GAO report describes cleanup progress at Moab Mill Site

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NRC public meetings shed light on proposed rules

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In the span of just over a week in late June and early July, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission published three proposed rules on modernizing security requirements, low-level radioactive waste...

House subcommittee OKs six nuclear permitting reform bills

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NRC approves Westinghouse exemption request for AP1000 DC

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Savannah River Site completes concrete work for Saltstone Disposal Unit 11

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The Savannah River Site has completed all concrete construction on its “mega-size” Saltstone Disposal Unit (SDU) 11 at the Saltstone Disposal Facility in Aiken, S.C. The several SDUs at...

Argonne, Fermilab awarded $10M for spent fuel transmutation research

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