Innovation radioactive waste purification planned in Northwest Russia

St. Petersburg and Kola Peninsula scientists have unveiled plans for a July experiment aimed at removing liquid radioactive waste with a synthesized adsorbent in Northwest Russia.

St. Petersburg and Kola Peninsula scientists are gearing up for an experiment in July in the Murmansk region, in Northwest Russia, aimed at removing liquid radioactive waste with their artificially synthesized adsorbent, Bellona.ru reports. The Ostrovnoy Closed Administrative Territory (ZATO)?a restricted area controlled by Rosatom, Russia?s largest umbrella for nuclear energy companies?has been specifically chosen for the experiment, the scientists said. A huge amount of spent nuclear submarine fuel and other nuclear waste has piled up here for long years. The deadly deposits cannot be safely transported to other Russian regions. Now there?s an opportunity to eliminate the problem right on the spot...