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Athena: Stewarding Capabilities for Nonproliferation in Irradiated Fuel Processing
Reinvigorating and sustaining U.S. expertise for material recovery from irradiated nuclear fuel
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The Athena project aims to reinvigorate and sustain U.S. expertise in the nonproliferation challenges associated with material recovery from irradiated nuclear fuel