I am a proponent of nuclear energy based on what I’ve learned on the latest technology and designs. Restarting an old plant however raises a lot of questions.
What about the waste products?? There is no disposal protocol that takes into account the sheer quantity of waste that is still stored on site of old plants still operating.
Furthermore, the intense gamma radiation erodes the structure, weakening the steel and cracking the concrete containment.
I've heard that what was previously categorized as "waste material" is actually still viable material to produce power. There was a privately funded program that was determining the cost effectiveness of returning "waste material" to service. I'm certain the DS elites don't want this happening, though.
I mean ... radioactive material has a half life of 500 or so years, if I recall correctly.
Plutonium (a byproduct of reactors), unlike diamonds, ARE forever. I fear the technology of reusing waste products has a appalling consequence of processing, atorage and shipment potential of accidents.
I am a proponent of nuclear energy based on what I’ve learned on the latest technology and designs. Restarting an old plant however raises a lot of questions.
What about the waste products?? There is no disposal protocol that takes into account the sheer quantity of waste that is still stored on site of old plants still operating. Furthermore, the intense gamma radiation erodes the structure, weakening the steel and cracking the concrete containment.
I've heard that what was previously categorized as "waste material" is actually still viable material to produce power. There was a privately funded program that was determining the cost effectiveness of returning "waste material" to service. I'm certain the DS elites don't want this happening, though.
I mean ... radioactive material has a half life of 500 or so years, if I recall correctly.
Plutonium (a byproduct of reactors), unlike diamonds, ARE forever. I fear the technology of reusing waste products has a appalling consequence of processing, atorage and shipment potential of accidents.
I'm not certain the details of those issues, but I agree that there will need to be failsafes.
I would rather re-use existing material than continue mining and processing new material, though.