Mineral to absorb radioactive water discovered


	Mineral to absorb radioactive water discovered

spirithiker

8-10-2008 8:33 PM

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nuclear waste, science, minerals

spirithiker says:

If this new mineral can be man made then we could solve a lot of problems with nuclear waste storage.

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The geologist who discovered it, Viktor Yakovenchuk, says it’s capable of absorbing radioactive substances like caesium and rubidium from water-based solutions, and storing them inside.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://russiatoday.ru/scitech/news/23383"><DIV>
And radioactive water would be completely safe after coming into contact with Ivanukite.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://russiatoday.ru/scitech/news/23383"><DIV>
Scientists say they'd need tonnes of the mineral and so far they’ve only discovered a few grams.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://russiatoday.ru/scitech/news/23383"><DIV>
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