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...] has the highest ''N''/''Z'' ratio of any known stable isotope at 1.55. [[Radioactive decay]] generally proceeds so as to change the ''N''/''Z'' ratio to increas [[Nuclear waste]] exists mainly because nuclear fuel has a higher stable ''N''/''Z'' ratio ...

...to reduce the amount of [[radioactivity|radioactive]] [[radioactive waste|waste]] in [[groundwater]] by making it less [[solubility|soluble]]. An example w ...

...rier during the first centuries or millennia when the radiotoxicity of the waste is high and when it emits a significant quantity of [[heat]]. ...ult (waste disposal)|vaults]] intended for hosting [[low-level radioactive waste]]. ...

...received an Aoki Award for distinguished poster presentation.<ref>Nuclear Waste Management Organization (2016). [https://www.nwmo.ca/en/More-information/Ne ...

...t of such advanced reprocessing systems may save natural resources, reduce waste inventory and enhance the public acceptance of nuclear energy. This strateg ...te book |last1=IAEA |title=Status and Trends in Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management. |year=2018 |publisher=IAEA |location=Vienna |isbn=978-92-0-1084 ...

...of ligand binding assays, both [[radiobinding assay|radioactive]] and non-radioactive.<ref name="Sittampalam1997 ">{{cite journal | vauthors = Sittampalam GS, Ka ...n level of reactants or products ([[#Radioactive Ligand Binding Assays|see radioactive section]]), maintaining the [[equilibrium constant]] of reactants throughou ...

{{Short description|Radioactive isotope of Americium}} ...mericium]] as well as the most prevalent isotope of americium in [[nuclear waste]]. It is commonly found in ionization type [[smoke detector]]s and is a pot ...

...the [[nuclear transmutation|transmutation]] of [[radioactive waste|nuclear waste]], or in the creation of new materials by [[ion implantation]], [[ion beam ...ke%20waste%20disposal.pdf|title=Reactor Grade Zirconium Alloys for Nuclear Waste Disposal|date=2003|accessdate=November 1, 2015|website=Allegheny Technologi ...

Alpha particles have a net spin of zero. When produced in standard alpha [[radioactive decay]], alpha particles generally have a [[kinetic energy]] of about 5&nbs Alpha particles are commonly emitted by all of the larger [[radioactive]] nuclei such as [[uranium]], [[thorium]], [[actinium]], and [[radium]], as ...

...by other kinds of breeder reactors. These features greatly reduce fuel and waste volumes while enhancing proliferation resistance.<ref name="Wald"/> ...uch an approach could actually bring about an overall reduction in nuclear waste stockpiles, additional technical development is required to realize this ca ...

...rable to a MED system.<ref name="auto7" /> It is designed use low grade or waste heat from other industrial processes or renewable sources, like solar therm * Treatment of high saline or heavily polluted waste water, even with precipitation of solids ...

...w [[nuclear physics]], [[astrophysics]], nuclear materials and radioactive waste management. ELI NP is the largest investment ever made in scientific resear ...

...n a lake with the inlet and outlet on opposite sides and [[Nuclear fallout|radioactive material]] introduced high in the [[stratosphere]] by a [[Nuclear weapons t ...th>: ''E'' and ''I'' are [[exponential distribution]]s. Examples include [[radioactive decay]] and [[Rate equation#first-order reaction|first order chemical react ...

...oactivity|radioactive]] so as to produce unacceptable amounts of [[nuclear waste]] when lining replacement or plant [[Nuclear decommissioning|decommissionin *Safety in waste disposal and in maintenance. ...

...ion rate]]. Applicability of the plateau principle was recognized during [[radioactive tracer]] studies of protein turnover in the 1940s by [[Rudolph Schoenheimer ...and the daily consumption equals the supply even when this involves great waste."<ref>Atwater, W.O. The Potential Energy of Food. The Chemistry and Economy ...

====Nuclear waste imaging==== ...| last4 = Thompson | first4 = Martin | date = 2013-03-01 | title = Nuclear waste imaging and spent fuel verification by muon tomography | journal = [[Annals ...

...releases a very large amount of energy, even by the energetic standards of radioactive decay. Scientists already knew about [[alpha decay]] and [[beta decay]], bu ...[[Nobel Prize in Physics]] for his "demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, and for his related discovery of ...

...NASICON applications include [[catalysis]], immobilization of radioactive waste, and sodium removal from water.<ref name=vithal/> ...

...and non-radioactive, making it safe to employ in any situation where toxic waste, high voltage, or electromagnetic radiation is a concern. The low energy na ...rgy emissions which do not require any additional mechanisms of containing waste or insulating high power outputs. Adding to the low cost is the availabilit ...

...easurement in fluids at room temperatures such as beverages, chemicals and waste water, they are not suited for flow measurement of media such as hot, aggre ...s are equally useful when walls are contaminated like in the processing of radioactive materials, when pipes are strongly vibrating or in cases when portable flow ...