nuclear waste
Britishnoun
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The U.S. has more commercial nuclear waste than any other country in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
Key questions the inquiry wants to answer include whether Australia will receive the submarines it will pay for, where and how the nuclear waste will be stored, and if the deal undermines the country's sovereignty.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Under Finnish law, nuclear waste produced in Finland has to be deposited in the country, Climate and Environment Minister Sari Multala told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The deal wouldn’t require Riyadh to sign the Additional Protocol for snap U.N. inspections or adhere to the “gold standard” of no domestic uranium enrichment and no reprocessing of nuclear waste.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Like many countries, including the United States, Japan lacks a safe nuclear waste storage system.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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