Tag: nuclear waste
We Are The Simpsons, Or Worse
I was debating whether to write this article or not. I discovered the news of NREL’s name being changed from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to the National Laboratory of the Rockies from Michael Barnard’s article about it yesterday. That article is a much more professional look at the situation … [continued]
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LETTER: Nuclear Waste Management Organization lurking in South Bruce
There are two dates in Teeswater (South Bruce) that many residents will remember. The first date, Jan. 24, 2020, when the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) and an area farmer announced that 1,500 acres of farmland had been obtained for the possible site of a deep geological depository (DGR) for the storing of high-level nuclear […]
Small Modular Reactors and the Big Questions of Cost & Waste
The publication of Kim and Macfarlane’s 2026 study on small modular reactors is a moment worth pausing over. Nuclear energy sits at the margins of most serious decarbonization pathways today, but SMRs have been marketed as the technology that could change that. They are advertised as cheaper, safer, faster to … [continued]
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Hazardous waste bills pass Michigan Senate
The Michigan Senate voted Tuesday to prevent certain radioactive materials from being disposed of in the state.The legislation would also more than double fees for dumping hazardous waste.
Judge broadens temporary hold on nuclear waste disposal at Wayne County landfill
A Wayne County judge issued a preliminary injunction barring any waste from former nuclear project sites nationwide from being landfilled at Wayne Disposal in Van Buren Township.