Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a new material that scrubs iodine from water for the first time. The breakthrough could hold the key to cleaning radioactive waste in nuclear... Read more
Tiny single-cell organisms discovered living underground could help with the problem of nuclear waste disposal, say researchers involved in a study at The University of Manchester. Although... Read more
Groundbreaking work by a team of chemists on a fringe element of the periodic table could change how the world stores radioactive waste and recycles fuel. The element is called californium —... Read more
Graphene oxide far surpasses other materials commonly used to remove radioactive toxins from water Graphene oxide has a remarkable ability to quickly remove radioactive material from contami... Read more
The researchers’ goal is to eliminate 99 percent of the most toxic transuranic waste from nuclear fission reactors. University of Texas at Austin physicists have been awarded a U.S. patent f... Read more
The framework of the NDTB-1 is key While the costs associated with storing nuclear waste and the possibility of it leaching into the environment remain legitimate concerns, they may no longe... Read more
Organism’s ability to distinguish strontium from calcium could help in dealing with nuclear waste. Common freshwater algae might hold a key to cleaning up after disasters such as Japan... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Advanced technologies offer ways of reducing the quantity of nuclear waste. “New types of nuclear power plants can switch to a closed fuel cycle. It means that nucl... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Scientists outline a 20-year master plan for the global renaissance of nuclear energy that could see nuclear reactors with replaceable parts, portable mini-reactors, and... Read more