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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
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New 'Smart' Polymer Reduces Radioactive Waste At Nuclear Power Plants
Scientists have developed a
new polymer that reduces the
amount of radioactive waste
produced during routine
operation of nuclear
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Ultra-dense Deuterium May Be Nuclear Fuel Of The Future
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
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Hydrogen Protects Nuclear Fuel In Final Storage
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
... > full story
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Experts Call For Local And Regional Control Of Sites For Radioactive Waste
July 9, 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 -
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 -
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 -
Healing Heart Attack Victims, One Cell At A Time
April 3, 2009 — By using the amount of carbon 14 in the atmosphere from above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and 1960, researchers have determined that cells in the human heart develop into ... > full story -
New RFID Technology Tracks And Monitors Nuclear Materials
March 31, 2009 — Radio frequency identification devices have widely been used for tracking for years; recently, scientists have developed a unique tracking technology that also monitors the environmental and physical ... > full story -
New Form Of Destructive Terrorist Material Unlikely, Chemists Report
March 30, 2009 — Concerns that terrorists could produce a new and particularly dangerous form of the explosive responsible for airport security screening of passengers' shoes and restrictions on liquids in carryon ... > full story -
Values Predict Attitudes Toward Nuclear Power
March 25, 2009 — Concerns about climate change and energy independence have led to renewed calls for the resurgence of nuclear power. Therefore, it is important to understand the level of and bases for public ... > full story -
Historic Sample Of Bomb-grade Plutonium Discovered
March 5, 2009 — 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 ... > full story -
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Combating Nuclear Proliferation: New Method 'De-claws' Nuclear Fuel Producers Ensuring Only Peaceful Plutonium Use
March 5, 2009 — Engineers have developed a technique to "denature" plutonium created in large nuclear reactors, making it unsuitable for use in nuclear arms. By adding Americium (Am 241), a form of the basic ... > full story
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