Sunday, 20 January 2019

Automation speeds up production of nuclear space fuel

Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have automated part of the process of producing plutonium-238, which is ...

To help power American's deep space probes, The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has automated key steps in the process to make plutonium-238 (PU-238) nuclear fuel for radiothermal generators (RTG). By turning over the production of neptunium oxide-aluminum pellets to machines, the agency says that it will increase fuel production to 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) per year by 2025.

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