Advances in Decades-Old Dream of Mining Seawater for Uranium
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 08:02
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists today reported progress toward a 40-year-old dream of extracting uranium for nuclear power from seawater, which holds at least 4 billion tons of the precious material. They described some of the most promising technology and an economic analysis. Their reports were part of a symposium at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, being held here through Thursday.