Metal-oxide cages open up strategy for processing nuclear waste

May Nyman () and Gauthier Deblonde ()

Nature, 2023, vol. 616, issue 7957, 438-440

Abstract: The ability to separate the radioactive element americium from spent nuclear fuel would lower the long-term hazards of nuclear waste. An inorganic molecular cage that selectively binds to americium opens up a separation strategy.

Keywords: Inorganic chemistry; Chemistry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-023-01019-8

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