Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Migration of Elements Found in Nuclear Waste May Get a Boost From Natural Proteins
November 09, 2023
November 09, 2023
LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release:
Certain natural compounds, like a recently discovered family of proteins called lanmodulins (depicted in blue), strongly and selectively interact with the radioactive elements americium and curium (highlighted in green), rendering them much more soluble in groundwater than previously thought. This finding could impact the way we evaluate . . .
Certain natural compounds, like a recently discovered family of proteins called lanmodulins (depicted in blue), strongly and selectively interact with the radioactive elements americium and curium (highlighted in green), rendering them much more soluble in groundwater than previously thought. This finding could impact the way we evaluate . . .