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Breakthrough at Fukushima: First Nuclear Fuel Sample Extracted from Reactor

A robot tasked with navigating the wreckage inside Fukushima Daiichi's Unit 2 reactor has successfully retrieved a small sample of melted nuclear fuel, marking a crucial step in Japan's journey toward ...
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Fuel debris sample extracted from Fukushima Daiichi reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Company announced it has successfully completed the trial removal of a sample of fuel debris from the primary containment vessel of unit 2 at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...
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Lightbridge Completes Loading of Capsules Containing Lightbridge Fuel Material Samples into an Experiment Assembly for Irradiation Testing in the Advanced Test Reactor

RESTON, Va., Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lightbridge Corporation (LTBR), a leader in advanced nuclear fuel technology, today announced the successful completion of the loading of capsules ...
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A Smarter Approach to Fuel Testing Using Solid-State Raman Spectroscopy

A medium-sized refinery lab can process 250 samples per day, whereas a big refinery can process up to 500 samples daily. Gas chromatographs, simulated distillation, flash and freeze point devices, ...