Calculations of elastic scattering cross-sections for ^9,10,11Be+⁶⁴Zn at near-Coulomb barrier energy have been performed using a potential obtained from the double folding model and are compared with the experiment. In the framework of the double folding model, the nuclear matter densities of ^9,10,11Be projectiles and a ⁶⁴Zn target are folded with the complex energydependent effective M3Y interaction. The angular distributions of the differential cross-section for ^9,10Be scattering from ⁶⁴Zn at $E_{c.m.} \approx$24.5 MeV agree remarkably well with the data, while in case of ¹¹Be, calculations show a Coulomb–nuclear interference peak which is not observed in the data.

Management of long-lived nuclear waste produced in a reactor is essential for long-term sustenance of nuclear energy programme. A number of strategies are being explored for the effective transmutation of long-lived nuclear waste in general, and long-lived fission products (LLFP), in particular. Some of the options available for the transmutation of LLFP are discussed.