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• Jefferson Lab Secures $8 Million DOE Grant to "Burn" Nuclear Waste and Slash Storage Lifespans to Three Centuries

  Published: Apr 25, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  The U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E has awarded $8.17 million to the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility for two projects aimed at recycling spent nuclear fuel. Led b...

• International research team initiates deep drilling into ancient Swiss clay to evaluate long term nuclear waste storage

  Published: Mar 6, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Scientists have launched a deep borehole project at the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory to test the barrier properties of 175 million year old Opalinus clay. The initiative aims to dete...