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Top 10 Nuclear Waste Recycling startups
Nov 03, 2024 | By Marjana Bačić | 20 |
These startups develop new nuclear waste recycling technologies such as advanced separation processes, pyroprocessing, deep geological disposal with enhanced monitoring, molten salt reactors for waste transmutation, partitioning and transmutation, ion exchange methods, high-temperature gas-cooled reactors for waste minimization.
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Country: USA | Funding: $306M
Oklo is building an always on, container-sized, truly carbon-free and emission-free nuclear generator. Oklo's reactors can convert used nuclear fuel into clean energy.
Oklo is building an always on, container-sized, truly carbon-free and emission-free nuclear generator. Oklo's reactors can convert used nuclear fuel into clean energy.
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Country: Japan | Funding: ¥6.1B
Ookuma Diamond Device is an advanced materials technology company that offers research and development of diamond semiconductors.
Ookuma Diamond Device is an advanced materials technology company that offers research and development of diamond semiconductors.
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Country: France | Funding: €500M
Orano is focusing its attention on the recovery of nuclear materials and the management of nuclear waste to generate safe, low-carbon electricity. With significant expertise in the nuclear fuel cycle, they offer customers tailor-made solutions for every stage of nuclear power generation, from mining, conversion, enrichment, recycling, logistics, and engineering to decommissioning and dismantling.
Orano is focusing its attention on the recovery of nuclear materials and the management of nuclear waste to generate safe, low-carbon electricity. With significant expertise in the nuclear fuel cycle, they offer customers tailor-made solutions for every stage of nuclear power generation, from mining, conversion, enrichment, recycling, logistics, and engineering to decommissioning and dismantling.
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Country: UK | Funding: $526.6M
Newcleo is developing the latest generation of nuclear reactors providing a path to combatting both climate change and existing nuclear waste. It is working on so-called Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and wants to use so-called MOX technology to make it possible to recycle spent uranium from conventional nuclear power plants.
Newcleo is developing the latest generation of nuclear reactors providing a path to combatting both climate change and existing nuclear waste. It is working on so-called Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and wants to use so-called MOX technology to make it possible to recycle spent uranium from conventional nuclear power plants.
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Country: Switzerland | Funding: CHF35.1M
Transmutex develops technology designed to reduce the stockpile of nuclear waste-based energy.
Transmutex develops technology designed to reduce the stockpile of nuclear waste-based energy.
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Country: USA | Funding: $36.9M
Zeno is developing next-generation radioisotope power systems that generate carbon-free, resilient power for decades. It also has an Air Force contract to build a satellite powered by nuclear waste
Zeno is developing next-generation radioisotope power systems that generate carbon-free, resilient power for decades. It also has an Air Force contract to build a satellite powered by nuclear waste
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Country: USA | Funding: $22.6M
Innovative startup with an equitable and environmentally protective solution for nuclear waste and defense waste storage or disposal
Innovative startup with an equitable and environmentally protective solution for nuclear waste and defense waste storage or disposal
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Country: USA | Funding: $12.6M
Curio wants to solve the nuclear waste problem while also making valuable products out of the used fuel, including fuel for next generation reactors and isotopes valuable for space batteries and medical processes
Curio wants to solve the nuclear waste problem while also making valuable products out of the used fuel, including fuel for next generation reactors and isotopes valuable for space batteries and medical processes
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Country: USA | Funding: $5.5M
Transatomic Power is a nuclear reactor design company offering a waste-annihilating molten salt reactor.
Transatomic Power is a nuclear reactor design company offering a waste-annihilating molten salt reactor.
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Country: USA | Funding: $113.5K
Alpha Nur is closing the loop on how nuclear fuel is used. At the intersection of sustainability and national security, we stand as a nexus for next-gen nuclear development.
Alpha Nur is closing the loop on how nuclear fuel is used. At the intersection of sustainability and national security, we stand as a nexus for next-gen nuclear development.
