SHINE to Support Argonne National Lab and Case Western Reserve University on High-Throughput Separat

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SHINE to Support Argonne National Lab and Case Western Reserve University on High-Throughput Separation Technology to Advance Nuclear Fuel Recycling

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shine-to-support-argonne-national-lab-and-case-western-reserve-university-on-high-throughput-separation-technology-to-advance-nuclear-fuel-recycling-302853463.html

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SHINE is collaborating with Argonne National Laboratory and Case Western Reserve University to advance Packed Centrifugal Equipment for Radiochemical Separation technology. This project aims to improve the extraction of isotopes like strontium-90 and americium-241 from spent nuclear fuel. The partnership focuses on scaling these separation processes for commercial and industrial applications.

This initiative supports the broader industry goal of recycling spent fuel to recover energy potential and reduce long-term radioactive waste storage requirements. By integrating advanced centrifugal separation with fusion-based transmutation research, the project seeks to establish a more efficient and proliferation-resistant fuel cycle. These efforts are part of a larger push to modernize nuclear material control and improve the economic viability of domestic fuel recycling.

/PRNewswire/ -- SHINE, a fusion energy company with a platform serving the nuclear fuel recycling market, is collaborating with the Department of Energy's...

Though frequently dubbed nuclear "waste," spent nuclear fuel retains some 90% of its energy potential, and its valuable byproducts have a variety of other uses as well. In recent years, federal initiatives and private investment have renewed interest in recycling spent nuclear fuel. To that end, Argonne is developing new chemical processing equipment known as Packed Centrifugal Equipment for Radiochemical Separation, or PaCERS, that spins fast enough to generate centrifugal forces beyond...

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