Transmutation and nuclear radioactive wastes management: a perspective

The disposal of radioactive waste containing highly active elements with long half-lives — especially minor actinides — has always been a major problem in the nuclear power industry. A promising new approach is to transmute them by neutron bombardment into elements that decay more rapidly, using neu...

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Published in:Endeavour (New series) 1993-01, Vol.17 (3), p.116-120
Main Authors: Salvatores, Massimo, Prunier, Claude
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Neutrons
Nuclear physics
Radioactive wastes
Waste disposal
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Summary:The disposal of radioactive waste containing highly active elements with long half-lives — especially minor actinides — has always been a major problem in the nuclear power industry. A promising new approach is to transmute them by neutron bombardment into elements that decay more rapidly, using neutrons generated in existing reactors. Preliminary trials have shown promising results.
ISSN:0160-9327
1873-1929
DOI:10.1016/0160-9327(93)90100-H