Researchers publishing in ACS Central Science have now developed a material to use with electrochemical extraction that attracts hard-to-get uranium ions …
Uranium recovery involves one of the following extraction processes. In a conventional uranium mine and mill, uranium ore is extracted from the Earth, typically through deep underground shafts or shallow open pits.
Scientists have long known that uranium dissolved in seawater combines chemically with oxygen to form uranyl ions with a positive charge. Extracting these …
The most common method for reprocessing, known as the PUREX (for plutonium-uranium extraction) process, begins with dissolving the spent fuel in nitric acid and contacting the acid solution with oil in …
This review provides a brief background on the extraction of uranium from seawater as well as recent work by the United States Department of Energy on this project.
Researchers have now developed a material to use with electrochemical extraction that attracts hard-to-get uranium ions from seawater more efficiently than existing methods.
Nuclear fuel made with uranium extracted from seawater makes nuclear power completely renewable. It's not just that the 4 billion tons of uranium in seawater …
Uranium extraction from seawater is a promising approach for ensuring continued uranium fuel supply to the nuclear power industry. However, extracting …
