Radwaste

THE half-life of nuclear fission products could be reduced from hundreds of thousands of years to less than 100 years, according to a team of Japanese researchers. Using their new method, the team says that the 17,000 t of long-lived fission products (LLFPs) now in storage in Japan could potentially be disposed of using ten fast spectrum reactors – a type of fission reactor with high neutron flux and an excess of neutrons.

Chemical Engineer 15th Nov 2017 read more »