ENERGY: NUCLEAR WASTE ENERGY 'COULD POWER THE US FOR A CENTURY'

摘要

There is enough energy in the nuclear waste in the US to power the country for 100 years with clean energy, it has been claimed. Scientists have long known the potential of nuclear fast reactors. However, although the technology was proven in a US government pilot that took place between the 1960s and 1990s, it was never deemed profitable enough to be commercialised, until now.