First Gram of Yellowcake From Seawater (IMAGE)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

First Gram of Yellowcake From Seawater

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This first gram of yellowcake was produced from uranium captured from seawater with modified yarn. Chien Wai and colleagues at LCW Supercritical Technologies produced the yellowcake, a powdered form of uranium used to produce fuel for nuclear power production.

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LCW Supercritical Technologies

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