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China's Beishan Lab Advances Nuclear Waste Disposal Solutions

12/27/2025

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China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) completed a spiral ramp at the Beishan Underground Research Laboratory in the Gobi Desert, Gansu province.
Beishan facility aims to tackle safe disposal of radioactive waste.
Wang Ju, chief scientist at CNNC, said 99% of nuclear waste is low- or intermediate-level, while the remaining 1% is high-level and requires burial 500–1,000 meters underground.
Beishan platform will share global best practices in nuclear waste management.

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China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) completed a spiral ramp at the Beishan Underground Research Laboratory in the Gobi Desert, Gansu province.
Beishan facility aims to tackle safe disposal of radioactive waste.
Wang Ju, chief scientist at CNNC, said 99% of nuclear waste is low- or intermediate-level, while the remaining 1% is high-level and requires burial 500–1,000 meters underground.
Beishan platform will share global best practices in nuclear waste management.