Harvesting uranium from nuclear waste streams

Wiechert, Alexander I. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]; Jang, Gyoung Gug [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000343058723); Tsouris, Costas [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000205221027)

doi:10.1038/s44221-025-00481-0

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Harvesting uranium from nuclear waste streams

Wiechert, Alexander I. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Jang, Gyoung Gug [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000343058723)·Tsouris, Costas [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000205221027)

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Abstract

Nuclear-fuel-cycle wastewater contains a considerable amount of uranium that must be removed. Here, a new electron-buffering adsorbent provides an economically efficient means of recycling uranium to address remediation and fuel resource needs.

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Wiechert, Alexander I. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Jang, Gyoung Gug [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000343058723), Tsouris, Costas [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000205221027). 2025-08-08. Harvesting uranium from nuclear waste streams. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-025-00481-0

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