Butterfly molecule may aid quest for nuclear clean-up technology
Scientists have produced a previously unseen uranium molecule, in a development that could help improve clean-up processes for nuclear waste.
Materials Science
Mar 12, 2012
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News tagged with radioactive waste
Researchers create first of its kind gene map of sulfate-reducing bacterium
Critical genetic secrets of a bacterium that holds potential for removing toxic and radioactive waste from the environment have been revealed in a study by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley ...
Biotechnology
Nov 9, 2011
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Data miners dig for corrosion resistance
(PhysOrg.com) -- A better understanding of corrosion resistance may be possible using a data-mining tool, according to Penn State material scientists. This tool may also aid research in other areas where massive amounts of ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 20, 2011
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Radiation from Japan detected in Cleveland
A researcher at Case Western Reserve University has detected tiny amounts of Iodine 131 from Japan in rainwater collected from the roof of a campus building.
Environment
Mar 28, 2011
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Scientists call for a global nuclear renaissance in new study
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 ship-borne reactors supplying countries with clean ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 12, 2010
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Erosion of the Yucca Mountain crest
The Yucca Mountain crest in Nevada, USA has been proposed as a permanent site for high level radioactive waste. But a new study, already published as an article in press by Elsevier's journal Geomorphology and recently included ...
Earth Sciences
May 5, 2009
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Scientists discover historic sample of bomb-grade plutonium
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Washington state are reporting the surprise discovery of the oldest known sample of reactor-produced bomb-grade plutonium, a historic relic from the infancy of America’s nuclear weapons program. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 26, 2009
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It's not just toxic chemicals: Radioactive waste was also dumped off Los Angeles coast, scientists conclude
For decades, a graveyard of corroding barrels has littered the seafloor just off the coast of Los Angeles. It was out of sight, out of mind—a not-so-secret secret that haunted the marine environment until a team of researchers ...
Environment
Feb 22, 2024
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Removing cesium: Solutions to a chemically complex problem
Fifty-six million gallons. That is the amount of radioactive tank waste left behind at the Hanford Site as a result of the secret government mission to provide the plutonium for the world's first atomic weapons and the Cold ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 16, 2023
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Geotechnical centrifuge modeling for simulating long-term radionuclide migration in large-scale fractured rocks
Deep geological disposal is a globally recognized and safe method for long-term management of high-level radioactive waste (HLW). However, over extended periods of nuclear waste storage, there is the potential for the waste ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 19, 2023
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