Thursday 15 July 2010

Recycling radioactive waste no longer a problem

Published in August 22nd, 2008 by IANS in http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/

A new plant will help recover uranium from the ashes of radioactive wastes, which can then be recycled with an efficient, eco-friendly technology inspired by decaffeinated coffee and using supercritical fluids. The technique’s future may even hold the key to recycling the most dangerous forms of radioactive waste in the near future.