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The breakthrough method for capturing radioactive waste from nuclear power plants was developed by scientists at Rutgers University, analyzed by Wake Forest computational physicist Timo Thonhauser and post-doctoral assistant Stephanie Jensen, and measured by researchers at the University of Texas-Dallas. The new molecular trap uses a metal-organic framework (MOF) that acts as sponge for nuclear waste. “Our capture method far outperforms all current technologies and may change the landscape of energy production worldwide,” said Thonhauser. Findings from the team’s project, which was entirely funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, were published in the journal Nature Communications.
