The capsules contain about 30% of all the radioactivity at the Hanford nuclear site.

Hanford moves 1st radioactive capsules from underwater storage. The capsules could break and release radiation in a severe earthquake. Dry storage should be safer and reduces maintenance and ...

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The first capsules of high-level radioactive waste have been removed from a water-filled pool at the Hanford nuclear site to prepare them for safer dry storage in steel-lined, reinforced-concrete ...

Scientists have developed an innovative battery that converts energy from radioactive waste into electricity, transforming a ...