Uranium mining in the U.S. peaked in 1980 with 43.7 million pounds of uranium oxide produced annually. However, declining prices in the 1980s led to mine closures, and by 2001, production had drastically reduced with only three operational mines using in-situ leaching...
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# Nuclear Waste
DeepGeo and Copenhagen Atomics Collaborate and Explore Nuclear Waste Management
Partnership for Sustainable Nuclear Fuel Management: DeepGeo and Copenhagen Atomics have entered a collaboration to address challenges in managing nuclear waste from Copenhagen Atomics' developing thorium reactor. The partnership focuses on reprocessing spent nuclear...
Newcleo: French Leader in Sustainable Nuclear Innovation
Newcleo focuses on Generation IV Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) that use liquid lead cooling and reprocessed nuclear waste, reducing waste and enhancing efficiency. The company’s LFR-AS-200 reactor, submitted for the UK’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA), aims to...
Swiss Company Tackles Nuclear Waste Disposal Dilemma
Transmutex's technology significantly reduces nuclear waste radioactivity duration to less than 500 years and waste volume by 80%, using a particle accelerator to transmute thorium into usable uranium. The technology, supported by Nagra, can transmute 99% of...