In existing nuclear power plants, a radioactive actinide oxide called uranium dioxide is most extensively used as nuclear fuel. A novel “combustion synthesis” process developed recently for lanthanide metals—non-radioactive and positioned one row above actinides on the periodic table—could help produce sustainable and safe nuclear fuels.
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3R Sustainability is proud to announce its national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).” Becoming certified demonstrates that 3R is woman-owned and managed and that 3R brings the value of gender diversity to its clients and stakeholders,” explains 3R Sustainability President and owner Jana Lake. “We look forward to the opportunities certification provides, such as engaging with businesses that value diversity and having access to resources that want to work with innovative people and companies.”
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ABEC has launched a single-use bioreactor system with a working volume of 6,000 L – three times that of industry’s standard upper limit.
Eight years after a massive earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami and the meltdown of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, Japan is still grappling with the fallout. A big concern for citizens is their food. As one of the country’s major food-producing areas, the coastal region of Fukushima supplies products like rice, mushrooms and fish throughout Japan, as well as overseas. But in the wake of one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters, people still worry that what they’re eating may be contaminated with toxic levels of radiation ― even if it meets government standards. Not Yuka Uchiumi. The food she buys meets radiation standards twice as strict as the government’s.
ADB signed a $100 million loan with Shanghai SUS Environment Company Limited to finance a portfolio of innovative and socially inclusive waste-to-energy facilities.