Plutonium: Nuclear vs. Geologic Solutions
Ewing, Rodney C. - University of Michigan2011-04-04 16:09:00-04:00
Ann Arbor, MI - University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate School Building 4th Floor Amphitheater
Duration: 01:09:00
This lecture explores recent developments in the materials science of transuranium elements.
During the past 70 years, ~2,000 metric tonnes of Pu, and substantial quantities of the "minor" actinides, such as Np, Am and Cm, have been generated in nuclear reactors. There are two basic strategies for their disposition: i.) to burn or transmute them using nuclear reactors or accelerators; ii.) to sequester them in durable materials for geologic disposal.
Professor Ewing is the Edward H. Kraus Distinguished University Professor of Geological Sciences.
During the past 70 years, ~2,000 metric tonnes of Pu, and substantial quantities of the "minor" actinides, such as Np, Am and Cm, have been generated in nuclear reactors. There are two basic strategies for their disposition: i.) to burn or transmute them using nuclear reactors or accelerators; ii.) to sequester them in durable materials for geologic disposal.
Professor Ewing is the Edward H. Kraus Distinguished University Professor of Geological Sciences.
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