Event Brief
Fluxnium fibers extract uranium from seawater
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM ET
Summary: Clean-tech startup Fluxnium says its fibers can extract uranium directly from seawater. The company claims seawater contains enough uranium to power thousands of generations, equivalent to about 50,000 years of nuclear fuel.
WHO: Fluxnium
WHAT: Fluxnium says its fibers can extract uranium directly from seawater, enabling access to decades-to-millennia worth of nuclear fuel.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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