Gold and selective storage solves nuclear waste problem

Abstract

In a nuclear reactor, nuclear fuel (uranium) is transformed to nuclear ash (fission products) and transuranics, including plutonium. For a typical case, spent nuclear fuel from a light water reactor consists of, per tonne of uranium introduced into the reactor:

Citation

Wranglén, G. (1978), "Gold and selective storage solves nuclear waste problem", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 25 No. 2, pp. 11-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb007050