New type of fallout from Fukushima Daiichi found a decade after nuclear disaster
Particles are large and highly radioactive
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Ten years after Fukushima: could new fuels make nuclear power safer?
Michael Allen investigates claims from academia and industry that the next generation of nuclear fuels could reduce the risk of accidents
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Fukushima may have scattered plutonium widely
New study finds traces of the substance inside emitted caesium-rich particles
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Radiation alters ceramic grain boundaries
Findings could enhance our understanding of existing ceramic materials and hasten the development of better ones – including in nuclear energy applications
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High-level nuclear waste storage vessels could degrade much faster than previously thought
Accelerated corrosion process could release radioactive material
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Muons: probing the depths of nuclear waste
The nuclear industry could benefit from muon radiography when dealing with their radioactive waste. Edwin Cartlidge explains the imaging potential of this technique
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Surprisingly stable plutonium compound could affect nuclear waste storage
Accidental discovery made while studying plutonium oxide nanoparticles
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How to stop a nuclear meltdown by leavening the reactor core like a loaf of bread
Injecting granular carbonates could create cake-like structures in damaged reactors
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Taking a bird’s-eye view of Chernobyl
Researchers are building a radiation map of the Chernobyl exclusion zone
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Glimpsing Chernobyl’s hidden hotspots
Can drones be used to map radiation levels around the Chernobyl nuclear site? Peter Martin and Tom Scott visit the exclusion zone surrounding the plant to find out
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