The Initial Project Description for the proposed underground deep geological repository system for Canada's used nuclear fuel has been posted on the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada website, triggering the start of the regulatory process for the facility.

Excavation of the spiral ramp of the Beishan Underground Research Laboratory near Jiuquan City in China's Gansu province has been fully completed, China National Nuclear Corporation announced.
 

A specially-designed gantry crane which allows for the precision handling and positioning of containers has been delivered to Nucleoelectrica's used fuel dry storage project for Argentina's Atucha 2.
 

A growing number of countries are planning a permanent solution to the issue of radioactive waste by burying it deep underground. Schemes take many years to plan, and many more years to build, but progress is being made.
 

The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority announced it has succeeded in safely processing a can of plutonium residue into a stable waste form for the first time, marking a significant step toward permanently disposing of the country's plutonium legacy.
 

A 15-year agreement between the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and biotech firm Bicycle Therapeutics focuses on securing the medical isotope lead-212 from the UK's stockpile of reprocessed nuclear fuel.
 

Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning has invited the municipalities to express an interest in taking part in the process of finding a suitable location for storage facilities for radioactive waste.
 

The engineering, construction and project management company Bechtel will continue managing and operating the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico after receiving a three-year extension to its contract with the US Department of Energy.
 

Holtec International has been contracted by Taiwan Power Company to establish indoor dry storage facilities for used fuel at the Chinshan and Kuosheng sites.