According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) the greatest danger to nuclear security comes from terrorists acquiring sufficient quantities of plutonium or highly enriched uranium (HEU) to construct a crude nuclear ...
General Physics
Apr 15, 2014
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Using bacteria and inositol phosphate, a chemical analogue of a cheap waste material from plants, researchers at Birmingham University have recovered uranium from the polluted waters from uranium mines. The same technology ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 7, 2009
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North Korea has vowed to carry out a third nuclear test, but scientists and concerned foreign governments may have a tough time verifying the actions of the reclusive state.
Other
Feb 7, 2013
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"There are still a great many questions to be answered in uranium chemistry, particularly in the context of the nuclear fuel cycle; but when researchers combine their skills and expertise, pioneering and significant solutions ...
Materials Science
Mar 19, 2021
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Creating a new instrument capable of detecting trace amounts of uranium and other materials will be the focus of a new research partnership spearheaded by scientists at Colorado State University.
Other
Aug 2, 2017
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Leaks from a Finnish nickel mine that have dumped toxic metals into the environment were plugged on Wednesday, the mine operator said.
Environment
Nov 14, 2012
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The shells of turtles, tortoises, and sea turtles keep growing as long as the animals live—and some of them live a remarkably long time.
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2023
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South Korea and the United States on Wednesday formally ratified a new nuclear cooperation agreement that stops short of granting Seoul the permission it had sought to start reprocessing spent nuclear fuel.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 25, 2015
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Mountains. Shipping containers. The surface of Mars.
Plasma Physics
Apr 13, 2020
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A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from years of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would be expanded under legislation that seeks to address fallout across the western United States, Guam and the ...
Environment
Jul 16, 2019
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