Moontanman Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 ScienceDaily (Sep. 23, 2008) — It may be possible to dramatically reduce the radioactive waste isolation time -- from several million years to as little as 300 - 500 years. In order to decrease the isolation time for radioactive waste, first of all, the actinides - elements whose nuclei are heavier than uranium (i.e. curium, actinium) - must be removed from the waste by processing (transmutation) into short-lived nuclei. Deactivating Radioactive Waste In Hundreds, Not Millions, Of Years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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