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Bipartisan nuclear waste bill introduced in U.S. House
U.S. representatives Mike Levin (D., Calif.) and August Pfluger (R., Texas) have introduced the bipartisan Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2024, which would establish an independent agency to manage the country’s nuclear waste.
In addition to establishing a new, single-purpose administration to manage the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle, the bill would direct a consent-based siting process for nuclear waste facilities and ensure reliable funding for managing nuclear waste by providing access to the Nuclear Waste Fund. According to Pfluger and Levin, the bill’s provisions are in line with recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future.
Youichi Enokida, Atsuyuki Suzuki
Nuclear Technology | Volume 88 | Number 1 | October 1989 | Pages 47-54
Technical Paper | Chemical Processing | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A34335
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A KrF excimer laser system is experimentally used to photochemically induce the reduction of 1 × 10−4 mol/dm3 Np(VI) to Np(V) while in a solution of 30% tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) and nitric acid. It is found that Np(VI), initially prepared from KMnO4 and then extracted by 30% TBP, can be reduced by the reaction with nitrous acid, which is produced by photolysis of nitric acid. The experimental results have demonstrated that laser-induced redox reactions are effective in changing the distribution ratio and reaching equilibrium quickly.
