Nuclear energy startup Transmutex has developed a new reactor technology that it claims could reduce nuclear waste by as much as 80%. Swiss officials agree the calculations are plausible, but say the country’s planned waste repository is still needed.
Nuclear fuel for the future? Pictured: Containers filled with highly radioactive waste in the interim storage facility in Würenlingen.
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The community hall is full in Stadel, a small town 25 km north of Zurich. Organizers say they are «overwhelmed» by the large…
