Japan's national nuclear research and development institute has developed what it calls the world's first uranium-based rechargeable battery that may pave the way for the use of massive stockpiles of radioactive material generated in the nuclear fuel manufacturing process.According to the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, the research team confirmed the charging and discharging performance of a battery that uses uranium as an "active material" to trigger a chemical reaction and generate electricity.The uranium used in the study had the same chemical properties as depleted uranium, a byproduct of …READ FULL ARTICLE
