https://www.google.com/patents/US8419919?dq=11/859,499&hl=en&sa=X&ei=A5rfUe70HMen4AO3yIFw&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA
This U.S. Navy patent transmutes radioactive elements into less harmful elements through a benign low energy nuclear reaction process. The patent was granted April 16, 2013 for a device and method that shortens the half-life of radioactive materials by increasing their rate of emissions. “Method and Apparatus for Generating Particles,” the content of which is fully incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The embodiments of the invention relate generally to the field of electrochemistry. Generated particles may be captured by other nuclei to create new elements, to remediate nuclear waste, to treat cancerous tumors, or to create strategic materials.
