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Lise Meitner — the forgotten woman of nuclear physics who deserved a Nobel Prize

Science

Lise Meitner — who broke ground in the study of nuclear physics — remains obscure and largely forgotten. She was excluded from the victory celebration of her discovery because she was a Jewish woman. Her story is a sad one.

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Iran pursues nuclear ambitions, produces yellowcake uranium

Environment

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Plutonium, To Canada or Bust

Depleted Uranium Shells

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Serbia Sending its Nuclear Waste Back to Russia

Environment

Serbia has sent 2.5 tons of its remaining nuclear waste, including highly-enriched uranium from a nuclear research facility near Belgrade, to a disposal site in Russia. The month-long secret operation was the largest single shipment made to return such nuclear material to the country where it originally came from. However, details of the route are […]

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