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Superheavy Element 114 Confirmed: A Stepping Stone To The 'Island Of Stability'
Scientists at the US
Department of Energy's
Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory have confirmed
the production of the
... > full story
New NIST Trace Explosives Standard Slated For Homeland Security Duty
NIST researchers have
developed a new reference
material to use in
calibrating and testing
trace-explosives detectors
... > full story
Toward Limitless Energy: National Ignition Facility Focus Of Symposium
Chemists are preparing to
play an important but often
unheralded role in
determining the success of
one of the largest and most
... > full story
New Approach To Engineering For Extreme Environments
Composite materials such as
fiberglass, which take on a
mix of properties of their
constituent compounds, have
been around for decades.
Now, a materials scientist
... > full story
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SNM Applauds House Action To Build Medical Isotopes Reactor In The US
November 6, 2009 — SNM applauds the US House of Representatives for its passage of H.R. 3276 -- the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of ... > full story -
Smaller And More Efficient Nuclear Battery Created
October 9, 2009 — Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much ... > full story -
Using Waste To Recover Waste Uranium
September 19, 2009 — Using bacteria and inositol phosphate, a chemical analogue of a cheap waste material from plants, researchers have recovered uranium from the polluted waters from uranium mines. The same technology ... > full story -
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Experts Call For Local And Regional Control Of Sites For Radioactive Waste
July 11, 2009 — The withdrawal of Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a potential nuclear waste repository has reopened the debate over how and where to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level nuclear ... > full story -
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Study On Keeping Nuclear Bombs From US Ports Shows Misplaced Fear Over Cargo Scanning Cost
June 24, 2009 — A two-tiered scanning-protocol for inspecting all containers at international ports could be the most affordable approach to ensuring containers moving through the global transportation system are ... > full story -
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New 'Smart' Polymer Reduces Radioactive Waste At Nuclear Power Plants
May 15, 2009 — Scientists have developed a new polymer that reduces the amount of radioactive waste produced during routine operation of nuclear ... > full story -
Ultra-dense Deuterium May Be Nuclear Fuel Of The Future
May 12, 2009 — A material that is a hundred thousand times heavier than water and more dense than the core of the Sun is being produced at a university. The scientists working with this material are aiming for an ... > full story -
More Protection Against Explosives And Nuclear Material In Freight Containers
May 8, 2009 — Scientists have developed an inspection system on the basis of neutron radiation – detection of nuclear material is ... > full story -
Hydrogen Protects Nuclear Fuel In Final Storage
April 23, 2009 — When Sweden's spent nuclear fuel is to be permanently stored, it will be protected by three different barriers. Even if all three barriers are damaged, the nuclear fuel will not dissolve into the ... > full story -
Nuclear Policy On The Path Toward Nuclear Disarmament: New Report
April 8, 2009 — In Prague, President Barack Obama called for a world without nuclear weapons. Today, scientists have released a report calling for fundamental changes to US nuclear war planning, a vital prerequisite ... > full story
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