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The applications of nuclear energy extend beyond providing power to the electrical grid. Advanced nuclear technologies may soon have new applications in oil and gas facilities, in hospitals and clinics, on the open seas, and on the moon.
A June 1 executive session, “How Nuclear Technologies will Shape the Future Energy Economy,” at the American Nuclear Society’s Annual Conference allowed experts have an open discussion on the future of nuclear advancements in multiple sectors.
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Technical Paper | Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT81-A32758
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The stability of Pu(IV) polymer suspensions, the solubility of the polymer, and the nature of the soluble plutonium species were studied from pH 3 to 7 in dilute chloride and in dilute nitrate solutions. Polymer suspensions are not stable at pH values above 5, and hence the polymer is not expected to be mobile in the lithosphere. The solubility of polymer is intermediate between the solubilities of Pu(OH)4(a) and PuO2(c) and it is <10 ppb in air-equilibrated dilute salt solutions at pH 7. The soluble plutonium is present as plutonyl species.
