Congratulations to David who placed 1st at the 2023 Fall UAB Undergraduate Research Expo in the Physical and Applied Science category! Thank you, David, for doing a fantastic job representing the Burns Research Group!
David Russel presented at the 2023 Fall UAB Undergraduate Research Expo on Wednesday. Thank you, David, for doing a fantastic job representing the Burns Research Group!
The UAB Expo celebrates excellence in research, creative activity, and scholarship by showcasing the academic endeavors of undergraduate students.
David is a senior in the Department of Chemistry pursuing his BS in Chemistry. He is also double majoring in Public Health and pursuing a Master’s degree in Environmental and Occupational Health.
Jennifer Pyles presented a poster at the 46th Actinide Separations Conference on Tuesday. Thank you, Jennifer, for doing a fantastic job representing the Burns Research Group!
Thank you to UAB News for highlighting our recent ARPA-E CURIE program proposal, Group Hexavalent Actinide Separation: A Single-Step, Proliferation-Resistant Approach to Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing, which was has been selected for funding.
In collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, our project, Group Hexavalent Actinide Separation: A Single-Step, Proliferation-Resistant Approach to Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing, has been selected for funding by the ARPA-E CURIE program. This project aims to develop a single-step technology to recycle used nuclear fuel (UNF) that can recover the bulk of uranium (U) and transuranics (TRU) as the first step after dissolution in nitric acid. We will work toward the recycling of UNF through the co-crystallization of oxidized TRU with uranyl nitrate hexahydrate. This single-step, group actinide separation will (1) significantly reduce the volume of light-water reactor high-level radioactive waste that requires permanent disposal, (2) provide an appropriate fuel feedstock by combining U/TRU in a single product stream, (3) reduce fission product content in the product stream to <0.1%, and (4) provide compatibility with online monitoring technologies.
