{"id":376703,"date":"2025-04-28T12:15:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T10:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=376703"},"modified":"2025-04-28T12:15:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T10:15:05","slug":"chernobyl-radiation-cut-by-47-breakthrough-or-overhyped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=376703","title":{"rendered":"Chernobyl Radiation Cut by 47%: Breakthrough or Overhyped?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Charles Rotter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the field of environmental remediation, a recent development has garnered attention: the reported reduction of radiation levels in the Chernobyl exclusion zone by nearly half, attributed to a new technology developed by the Swiss company Exlterra. Their Nucleus Separation Passive System (NSPS) is claimed to have achieved a 46% decrease in airborne radiation and a 37% reduction in soil radioactivity within a one-hectare test area over a 12-month period .<\/p>\n\n\n

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The NSPS operates through a network of approximately 5,000 polyethylene tubes installed underground at varying depths. These tubes are designed to harness natural forces, such as gravity, to accelerate the decay of radioactive particles without the use of chemicals or soil excavation .\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Exlterra, the technology utilizes high-velocity particles, known as positrons, to target and break down radioactive isotopes like cesium-137, strontium-90, and americium-241. This process is conducted beneath the soil surface, purportedly without releasing additional radioactivity into the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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