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The US Department of Energy (DOE) on 16 March announced up to $48 million in funding for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) programme that will support the deployment of Advanced Nuclear Reactor (AR) technology by providing safe and sustainable domestic fuel stocks. The “Converting UNF Radioisotopes Into Energy” (CURIE) programme focuses on substantially reducing the disposal impact of used nuclear fuel (UNF) and supporting a comprehensive national strategy to deal safely and securely with waste.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 18 March 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-doe-to-fund-recycling-of-used-nuclear-fuel-9558865
Scientists at the US Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have obtained some initial results from their investigations into cubes of uranium which were part of Nazi Germany’s nuclear weapons programme, the American Chemical Society (ACS) reported on 24 August. Brittany Robertson, a doctoral student who works at PNNL will present the work at ACS Fall 2021 meeting.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 27 August 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-scientists-investigate-uranium-cubes-from-nazi-germanys-nuclear-programme-9032569