China's 'Chemical Trap' Targets Seawater Uranium, Beats US Benchmark 8 Fold The latest breakthrough in uranium extraction from seawater has sent shockwaves through the nuclear industry.
Chinese researchers at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology have developed a novel material capable of recovering up to 50. 4mg of uranium per gram of material.
This exceeds the US benchmark by eight times, opening doors to an alternative source of nuclear fuel.