January 2025

Nuclear Fusion 105 - General Atomics Researchers Use Computer Simulations To Reduce Energy Loss In Tokamaks

     Heating plasma to the ultra-high temperatures needed for fusion reactions new techniques. Researchers have considered multiple methods, one of which involves injecting electromagnetic heating waves into the plasma. This is basically the same process that heats food in microwave ovens.

Nuclear Fusion 104 - A Collaborations Of U.S. Laboratories Is Working On Making An Alloy Of Vanadium For Fusion Reactor Cores - Part 3 of 3 Parts

Part 3 of 3 Parts (Please read Parts 1 and 2 first)
     Sid Pathak is an assistant professor at Iowa State. He is leading the team that will test the material samples for the second layer. When the material powder made by the Ames Lab group is ready, it will be formed into plates at PNNL by spraying the powder onto a surface.

Radioactive Waste 940 - Florida Has Approved Plans For Mosaic To Use Radioactive Waste From Phosphorus Production For Road Building

     Florida is considering a project proposal to test an unconventional road-building material. This material is phosphogypsum, which is a radioactive byproduct of phosphate mining. Phosphogypsum is a waste product created during the production of phosphorus, an essential nutrient in fertilizers.

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