Engineering Ph.D. student aims to monitor nuclear waste canisters from the inside
April 03, 2026
April 03, 2026
RENO, Nevada, April 3 -- The University of Nevada posted the following news:
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Engineering Ph.D. student aims to monitor nuclear waste canisters from the inside
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Spent nuclear fuel discharged from nuclear reactors are stored on site in sealed stainless steel canisters and concrete overpacks. Those storage systems were meant to be temporary, with the waste eventually moved to a geologic repository. But no repository has been identified, lea . . .
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Engineering Ph.D. student aims to monitor nuclear waste canisters from the inside
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Spent nuclear fuel discharged from nuclear reactors are stored on site in sealed stainless steel canisters and concrete overpacks. Those storage systems were meant to be temporary, with the waste eventually moved to a geologic repository. But no repository has been identified, lea . . .