Originally published at: https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/cleaning-up-radioactive-waste-from-world-war-ii-with-supercomputing/
The Handford site in southeastern Washington is the largest radioactive waste site in the United Sates and is still awaiting cleanup after more than 70 years. Cleaning up radioactive waste is extremely complicated since some elements stay radioactive for thousands of years. Scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and six universities: The State University of…