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Radiation degrades nuclear waste-containing materials faster than expected

Minerals intended to entrap nuclear waste for hundreds of thousands of years may be susceptible to structural breakdown within 1,400 years, a team from the University of Cambridge and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory reported today (January 11) in the journal Nature.

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