New Atlas

Charged particles kill cancer by clogging up its waste disposal unit

There are many tools cancer relies on to survive and thrive, and therefore many possibilities when it comes to thwarting its advances. One such avenue centers on cellular garbage disposal units known ...
Post and Courier

SRS finishes construction of salt waste disposal units

Another set of nonhazardous, salt waste disposal units has been constructed and completed at the Savannah River Site. Saltstone Disposal Units – or SDU – 3 and 5 each consist of four, 2.9 ...
Post and Courier

SRS Saltstone Disposal Unit 6 project earns management award

The Department of Energy recently presented the 2018 Project Management Excellence Award to the EM Saltstone Disposal Unit 6 Project team that completed construction on the mega-cell at a cost of ...
Power Engineering

NRC approves Three Mile Island Unit 2 license transfer to radioactive waste disposal company

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved transfer of the license for Three Mile Island Unit 2 to complete decommissioning of the infamous, damaged and long dormant unit. Owner FirstEnergy ...