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DOE-backed project aims to cut nuclear waste hazard to 300 years

The U.S. Department of Energy is betting $40 million that scientists can shrink the danger window of spent nuclear fuel from ...
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Radioactive Waste from Nuclear Energy Lasts for 100,000 Years but Particle Accelerators Could Slash That Timeline to a Few Centuries

A multimillion-dollar government project is betting that particle accelerators can "burn" through the world's most dangerous ...
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DOE flips nuclear waste debate upside down because 100,000-year risk falls to 300

DOE Flips Nuclear Waste Debate Upside Down Because 100,000-Year Risk Falls to 300 ...

Scientists Don't Just Want to Neutralize Radioactive Waste—They Want It to Power Our Future

Virginia-based Jefferson Lab is leading a project to transform nuclear waste into usable electricity while also drastically ...
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An International Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility: Exploring a Russian Site as a Prototype: Proceedings of an International Workshop

One of the most formidable obstacles to exploiting the full potential of nuclear energy is the long-term disposal of highly radioactive waste that is generated by the burning of fuel in nuclear ...