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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Japan pursuing new nuclear disposal technology

The Japanese government plans to develop new technology to cut the potential environmental impact of high-level waste from nuclear power plants. The plan involves extracting long-lasting radioactive substances from spent nuclear fuel. By using neutrons from particle accelerators it change them into shorter-lived materials. It is felt this will reduce the amount of high-level waste by a factor of 100.
 
Japan pursuing new nuclear disposal technology
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20131023_24.html

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