US government scientists make game-changing nuclear breakthrough: 'Strategic resources for the nation'

US government scientists make game-changing nuclear breakthrough: 'Strategic resources for the nation'

Scientists have found a way to recover Cold War-era isotopes, and it could significantly impact nuclear science.  Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy have "launched a new radiochemical separation process at the Savannah River National Laboratory to recover rare isotopes from Mark-18A targets produced during the Cold War," according to Interesting Engineering. The new process is a major step for nuclear science, allowing researchers to…