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Nuclear techniques to monitor—and prevent—plastic pollution

May 25, 2021, 12:04PMNuclear News

Plastic waste on a Galapagos beach. Sunlight, wind, and waves break down large plastic debris into smaller and smaller pieces to become microplastics. (Photo: F. Oberhaensli/IAEA)

The International Atomic Energy Agency has created a new program, NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics), to address the global environmental impact of plastic pollution in oceans. It uses nuclear technology to monitor pollution and also to decrease the volume of plastic waste by using irradiation to complement traditional plastic recycling methods.

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PR: American Nuclear Society sends waste policy recommendations to DOE

Letter to DOE includes recommendations on new and existing regulations for storage, recycling, and disposal of used nuclear fuel.

October 10, 2025, 9:09AMPress Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Nuclear Society (ANS) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in response to Executive Order 14302,...

Disease-resistant cauliflower created through nuclear science

October 9, 2025, 9:30AMNuclear News

International Atomic Energy Agency researchers have helped scientists on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius to develop a variety of cauliflower that is resistant to black rot disease....

IAEA to work with WM Symposia on nuclear waste management

September 24, 2025, 7:01AMRadwaste Solutions

WM Symposia, which hosts the annual Waste Management Conference in Phoenix, Ariz., announced it has signed a practical arrangement with the International Atomic Energy Agency aimed at...

All-European team leads lead-cooled EAGLES reactor project

September 19, 2025, 9:30AMNuclear News

The nuclear regulators of Belgium, Italy, and Romania signed on this week to the first “prelicensing” project under the IAEA’s Nuclear Harmonization and Standardization Initiative (NHSI)...

Blue Wave recognized with IAEA innovation award

September 19, 2025, 7:02AMNuclear News

The International Atomic Energy Agency presented its 2025 Global ISOP Innovation Award for AI to Blue Wave AI Labs, Constellation, and the Southern Company subsidiary Southern Nuclear for the...

IAEA again raises global nuclear power projections

September 16, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News

Noting recent momentum behind nuclear power, the International Atomic Energy Agency has revised up its projections for the expansion of nuclear power, estimating that global nuclear...

IAEA report confirms safety of discharged Fukushima water

September 16, 2025, 7:01AMRadwaste Solutions

An International Atomic Energy Agency task force has confirmed that the discharge of treated water from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is proceeding in line with international...

Applications open to women for IAEA fellowship program

September 9, 2025, 9:28AMNuclear News

The application period for the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Program (MSCFP) has opened. Women interested in studying nuclear-related subjects at the...

U.S. nuclear fuel recycling takes two steps forward

September 8, 2025, 7:00AMRadwaste Solutions

Late last week saw two announcements from companies working to recycle used nuclear fuel on a commercial scale, providing welcome news to anyone hoping to see the United States move to unlock...

ANS's webinar on security in floating and offshore nuclear power

September 4, 2025, 7:01AMNuclear News

The American Nuclear Society’s Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) held a webinar recently exploring the security aspects of floating and offshore nuclear power.Moderator Shikha...

Nuclear techniques to monitor—and prevent—plastic pollution

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