Warning Future Humanity About Buried Nuclear Waste
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Innovative Technology from PNNL Speeds Up Nuclear Waste Cleanup
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a patent-pending technology—applicable in a variety of industries—to efficiently separate particles of different sizes. […] More
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Manchester and Sheffield Partner for UK Radioactive Waste Disposal Research Program
The University of Manchester, in partnership with the University of Sheffield, will collaborate on research to underpin the development of a UK Geological Disposal […] More
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Transforming Nuclear Waste Into New Energy Sources
Chemists have found a new use for the waste product of nuclear power – transforming an unused stockpile into a versatile compound […] More
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At Long Last, Radioactive Fuel Rod Removal Begins in Fukushima
The operator of Japan’s ruined Fukushima nuclear power plant began removing the first of 566 spent and unspent radioactive fuel rods stored […] More
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Closed Nuclear Plants Left in Limbo with Used Nuclear Fuel
At a number of closed nuclear plants around the country, spent nuclear fuel assemblies remain in limbo due to the Nuclear Waste […] More
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Scenarios for Neutrino Monitoring of Nuclear Waste
Researchers from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany report that neutrino detectors may play an important role in ensuring better […] More
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SpongeBob’s Bikini Bottom is Based on a Real-Life Test Site for Nuclear Weapons
By Holly M. Barker, University of Washington “Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?” My anthropology class replied, “SpongeBob SquarePants.” Their thunderous […] More
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Fukushima: New Evidence of Nuclear Fuel Releases Found
Scientists have been looking at extremely small pieces of debris, known as micro-particles, which were released into the environment during the initial […] More
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Deep Borehole Program Cuts, Epidemiological Forensics, Event Response Times
Topics in this issue of CBRNE Particles include improving terrorism event response times, chemistry research funding cuts, and cancellation of the nuclear […] More
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Researchers Find New Clues for Difficult Plutonium By-Product Cleanup
A Washington State University study of the chemistry of technetium-99 has improved understanding of the challenging nuclear waste and could lead to […] More
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Immobilizing Radioactive Waste in Glass and Ceramics
Rutgers researcher Ashutosh Goel is working on new methods to immobilize radioactive waste in glass and ceramics. “Glass is a perfect material for […] More
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