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90% radioactive iodine gone: Scientists use AI to crack code on nuclear waste cleanup

Interesting Engineering 04 Jul 2025
Scientists may have finally found a solution to tackle the problem of radioactive iodine, one of nuclear energy’s most stubborn threats, thanks to AI ... nuclear sites to trap radioactive iodine.
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1951-1962: Radioactive iodine-131 fallout blanketed nearly the entire US in gov't nuclear tests

Sott 01 Jun 2025
Among the most dangerous byproducts was iodine-131 (I-131), a radioactive isotope that seeks out and embeds itself in the human thyroid gland, ...
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