New Alloy Contains Spent Nuclear Fuel More Safely
Environment News Service, April, 2005
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania (ENS) — --> A new alloy developed and patented by researchers at Lehigh University, Sandia National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory could help the U.S. dispose more safely of its stockpiles of spent nuclear fuel. Currently, 50,000 tons of spent fuel are stored at 125 sites in 39 states.
A nickel-based alloy with added gadolinium showed far greater ability than any other alloy to absorb the deadly radioactive neutrons emitted by nuclear waste, according to John DuPont, professor of materials science and engineering at Lehigh and principal investigator on the project.
Unveiled in the December 2004 issue of the American Welding Society's "Welding Journal," the discovery is the result of a four year study funded by the U.S. Department of...
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