Nuclear recycling

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Frances Dozier conducts pyroprocessing research inside a glovebox at Argonne National Laboratory.

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Frances Dozier conducts pyroprocessing research inside a glovebox at Argonne National Laboratory.
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Scientists Frances Dozier (right) and Magda Tylka operate glovebox arms for pyroprocessing research at Argonne National Laboratory. In tandem with other fuel recycling technologies, pyroprocessing could reduce the volume of nuclear waste that has to be permanently stored by 80 percent.
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Frances Dozier conducts pyroprocessing research in a glovebox at Argonne National Laboratory.
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Melissa Van Kleeck conducts research in pyroprocessing, a type of nuclear fuel recycling, in the Chemical and Engineering Sciences division at Argonne National Laboratory.
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Engineering assistant Magda Tylka works inside a glovebox at Argonne National Laboratory.
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From left to right: Magda Tylka, Frances Dozier, Melissa Van Kleeck and Bob Blaskovitz work in gloveboxes in Argonne’s Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, studying ways to recycle used nuclear fuel.
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In these sealed gloveboxes at Argonne National Laboratory, scientists and engineers study ways to recycle used nuclear fuel.
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Engineer Bob Blaskovitz conducts research on techniques to extract more energy from used nuclear fuel.