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Argonne pyroprocessing work

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Argonne pioneered pyroprocessing techniques to recycle nuclear fuel. Research and development in pyroprocessing may pay off for fast reactors, which already make very efficient use of natural uranium and can convert unused uranium into new fuel.

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(Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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