A six-centimetre-thick slab of beeswax then serves as a hydrogen moderator, increasing the chances of transmutation. The neutrons coming out of the beeswax filter go into triuranium octoxide, which is ...

This study explores a groundbreaking theoretical method to neutralize high-level radioactive waste using lead oxide (PbO) ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Switzerland has endorsed a long sought-after technology known as “nuclear transmutation” to dramatically reduce ...