[ RadSafe ] Deadly Neutrons in Nuclear Waste!?

[bobcherry at cox.net]

Perhaps Lehigh University metallurgists should talk to folks in their physics department before they put out news releases.
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New alloy verified for safer disposal of spent nuclear energy fuel

Scientists verify critical fabrication properties of gadolinium-nickel alloy

A new alloy developed and patented by researchers at Lehigh University, Sandia National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory could help the U.S. dispose more safely of 50,000 tons of spent nuclear energy fuel that are now stored at 125 sites in 39 states. 

John DuPont, professor of materials science and engineering at Lehigh and principal investigator on the project, said that a nickel-based alloy with added gadolinium showed far greater ability than any other alloy to absorb the deadly radioactive neutrons emitted by nuclear waste. 
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Here is the web address for the rest of the article. 

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-04/lu-nav040405.php

Bob C