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How lasers could help provide fuel for nuclear reactors
MIT Technology ReviewMonday, July 27, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Outside the small town of Paducah, Kentucky, a wealth of uranium is locked away in thousands of storage cylinders filled with waste material from a now-closed nuclear enrichment facility. Lasers could help get it out.
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Outside the small town of Paducah, Kentucky, a wealth of uranium is locked away in thousands of storage cylinders filled with waste material from a now-closed nuclear enrichment facility. Lasers could help get it out.
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Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
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MIT Technology Review published: How lasers could help provide fuel for nuclear reactors
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Economic impact
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