Los Alamos scientist mixes 'radiation-proof' ceramic -News Article

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Of note, an interesting, and quite favorable news article from the 
Albuquerque Tribune for Aug. 4, 2000 about some research from LANL:

Lead paragraph:

Los Alamos scientist mixes 'radiation-proof' ceramic
By Lawrence Spohn
Tribune reporter

     An international research team, led by a Los Alamos National Laboratory 
scientist, has identified a special ceramic material that could safely 
contain radioactive wastes for thousands of years.
     The discovery holds promise to revive the stagnant nuclear power 
industry because it might provide a way to safely store radioactive waste 
much longer than current methods.
     
 
To view entire article, see:

http://www.abqtrib.com/news/080400_ceramic.shtml
<A HREF="http://www.abqtrib.com/news/080400_ceramic.shtml";>Click here for 
full article on "radiation proof" ceramics</A>

Stewart Farber
Public Health Sciences
email: radiumproj@cs.com
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