Reclamation of Tajikistan's largest uranium tailings site will not begin before 2028
Rosatom will manage the Digmai tailings dump in Buston, Sughd region. It holds about 45 million tonnes of Soviet-era uranium waste.
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Thousands of leaking barrels of radioactive waste found at the bottom of the Atlantic
A decision made half a century ago still echoes decades later.
Uzbekistan's radioactive waste storage facilities will last only 5 years
Uzbekistan has finally confronted a long-deferred issue: its radioactive waste storage facilities are reaching full capacity.
Lithuania announces €400 million tender — world's first dismantling of RBMK-1500 reactors
Lithuanian state company Altra has launched an international tender for technology development and dismantling of two RBMK-1500 reactor cores at Ignalina NPP. Contract value: ~€400 million, duration: 16 years.