Photo Credit: Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] Nuclear waste being stored in cooling pool.
Nuclear Alchemy: Turning Waste into Wonder Fuel
18 Aug 2025 | Abstracted from EVWorld.com
Los Alamos nuclear physicist proposes converting radioactive waste into tritium - the rare $33M/kg fusion fuel that is quickly running out. Using particle accelerators & molten lithium, the process could produce 10x more tritium than fusion reactors while solving nuclear waste crisis. However, it faces challenges: massive infrastructure needs, precise timing, & unproven at scale. It could transform a liability into a climate solution.
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