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Dealing with nuclear waste?

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In a study it has been explored how to transform highly radioactive waste to less dangerous materials by shooting neutrons on the nuclear waste in a former nuclear power plant. The study finds that it should be possible this way to reduce the half-life period as well as the radiation intensity of the waste.

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News seen at: Frankfurter Allgemeine - Science (in German)