Russia hails progress with americium in fast reactor research

Russia hails progress with americium in fast reactor research
Four Russian institutes have successfully conducted an experiment on the isolation and separation of americium and curium from used nuclear fuel. In a statement today, Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer TVEL said this was a crucial development in work aimed at closing the fuel cycle of fast reactors.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/WR-Russia-hails-progress-with-americium-in-fast-reactor-research-22121501.html