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New Material to Remove Radioactive Gas from Spent Nuclear Fuel
Research by chemists could
impact worldwide efforts to
produce clean, safe nuclear
energy and reduce
radioactive waste. They have
used metal-organic
... > full story
Scientists Propose New Names for Elements 114 and 116
The International Union of
Pure and Applied Chemistry
has recommended new proposed
names for elements 114 and
116, the latest heavy
elements to be added to the
... > full story
Australian Technology Aims to Make Storing Radioactive Waste Safer
Australian researchers have
developed new technology
capable of removing
radioactive material from
contaminated water and
... > full story
Lasers Could Be Used to Detect Roadside Bombs
Scientists have just
developed a laser that could
detect roadside bombs. The
laser potentially has the
sensitivity and selectivity
to canvas large areas and
... > full story
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How Seawater Could Corrode Nuclear Fuel
January 26, 2012 — Japan used seawater to cool nuclear fuel at the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant after the tsunami in March 2011 -- and that was probably the best action to take at the time, say experts. But ... > full story -
Catching Terrorists: Backpacks, Not the Bombs Inside, Key to Finding DNA
December 8, 2011 — Catching terrorists who detonate bombs may be easier by testing the containers that hide the bombs rather than the actual explosives, according to pioneering ... > full story -
Structure, Not Scientists to Blame for Los Alamos Failings, Article Says
November 1, 2011 — Policy decisions and poor management have substantially undermined the US Los Alamos National Laboratory — and, consequently, U.S. national security, according to a new article. The article ... > full story -
U.S. Navy Researchers Fire 1,000th Shot on Laboratory Electromagnetic Railgun
October 31, 2011 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory hit a materials research milestone in the Office of Naval Research's Electromagnetic Railgun program when they fired a laboratory-scale system for the ... > full story -
Fukushima: Reflections Six Months on
September 19, 2011 — When the Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on March 11, 2011, the world witnessed the largest nuclear incident since the 1986 Chernobyl ... > full story -
Nuclear Detector: New Materials Hold Promise for Better Detection of Nuclear Weapons
September 12, 2011 — Scientists have developed new materials that can detect hard radiation, a very difficult thing to do. The method could lead to a handheld device for detecting nuclear weapons and materials, such as a ... > full story -
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Research on US Nuclear Levels After Fukushima Could Aid in Future Nuclear Detection
September 9, 2011 — What do increased atmospheric radioactivity concentrations in Washington state tell us about what happened in the Fukushima nuclear disaster? For one expert, the story is in the ... > full story -
Rebalancing the Nuclear Debate Through Education
September 9, 2011 — Better physics teaching with a particular emphasis on radioactivity and radiation science could improve public awareness through education of the environmental benefits and relative safety of nuclear ... > full story -
Milestones for Two Radiation Machines Used to Test U.S. Defenses Against Atomic Weapons
September 9, 2011 — Two remarkable pulsed-power machines used to test the nation's defenses against atomic weapons have surpassed milestones at Sandia National Laboratories: 4,000 firings, called "shots," on the Saturn ... > full story -
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Microbes Generate Electricity While Cleaning Up Nuclear Waste
September 6, 2011 — Researchers have unraveled the mystery of how microbes generate electricity while cleaning up nuclear waste and other toxic metals. The implications could eventually benefit sites forever changed by ... > full story
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