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radioactive waste

NOUN
fallout
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Australia’s government is investing about $5.6 billion in Stirling for things like a training center, housing, improvements to the submarine pier, a facility to handle radioactive waste, and power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

And in Algeria, the precise sites where France buried radioactive waste after its tests there remain undisclosed, the report said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

They’re managing this thing, selling holdings that look shaky before they turn into radioactive waste.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2025

To address concerns about the safety of nuclear power and radioactive waste, Oregon lawmakers created the Nuclear and Thermal Energy Council.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

The government has yet to find a place to permanently store the soil it has scraped from the towns of Fukushima and until they do, the radioactive waste will continue to be a hazard.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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