Sewage to nuclear power: US backs new recovery tech to extract uranium from wastewater
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A Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor received an $800,000 DOE grant to develop an efficient method for recovering uranium from industrial wastewater. The research aims to provide an alternative uranium source for growing nuclear power needs while reducing environmental contamination, using electrochemical separation techniques and new electrode materials.
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