LENR-Induced Transmutation of Nuclear Waste

摘要

Quantum Rabbit (QR) research on the low-energy fusion and fission (low-energy nuclear reactions, or LENR) of various elements indicates possible pathways for applying that process to reducing nuclear materials. In a New Energy Foundation (NEF)-funded test conducted at Quantum Rabbit lab in Owls Head, Maine, QR researchers initiated a possible low-energy fission reaction in which ~(204)Pb fissioned into ~7Li and ~(197)Au (~(204)Pb → ~7Li + ~(197)Au). This reaction may have been triggered by a low-energy fusion reaction in which ~7Li fused with ~(32)S to form ~(39)K (~7Li + ~(32)S → ~(19)K). These results confirmed earlier findings showing apparent low-energy fusion and fission reactions. Moreover, subsequent research with boron indicates apparent low-energy fusion reactions in which boron fuses with oxygen to form aluminum and with sulfur to form scandium. At the same time, the QR group has achieved what appear to be low-energy transmutations of carbon using carbon-arc under vacuum and in open air. The research group at QR believes these processes can be adapted to accelerate the natural decay cycle of uranium-235, plutonium-239, radium-226 and the fission products cesium-137, iodine-129, technetium-99 and strontium-90 with the long-term potential of reducing the threat posed by radioactive isotopes to human health and the environment.