"Mr. Plow" <adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com> wrote:
: The radiactive waste from a nuke plant has a half-life of like 10,000 years,
: that means we have to store it for a damn long time before it's no longer
: dangerous to humans/plants/animals/water supply etc. etc. etc.
: They do have various theories as to where/how to dump this stuff in a
: "secure" locale, but that all hinges on not having an earthquake in that
: particular area. I currently don't know where they store nuclear waste,
: other than the retaining ponds within the plant.
The private sector is making some great strides in the
"space race"; i.e. the X-Prize and similar projects. So,
who knows; in a couple of decades it may be economical to
just take the stuff up into space and kick it towards the
sun? :-)
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