A glassy solution to nuclear waste
Physics World
JUNE 22, 2022
But surprisingly, ancient glass is also being studied by another group of scientists – those who are finding safe ways to store nuclear waste. But the idea to transform nuclear waste into glass, or vitrify it, was developed as far back as the 1970s, as a way to keep the radioactive elements locked away and prevent them from leaking out.
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