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Thegonagle

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6. Unfortunately, spent fuel will remain an issue

Reply to AndyTiedye (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 02:30 PM

Mar 2012

long after the plant is shut down.

Nobody wants to move it, so it'll just sit there.

In Minnesota, we keep our spent fuel from Prairie Island in a shack out back on the Mississippi river flood plain.

Nope, don't see anything wrong with that.

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San Onofre nuclear power plant prohibited from restarting [View all] Julian Englis Mar 2012 OP

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Unfortunately, spent fuel will remain an issue Thegonagle Mar 2012 #6

At least the NRC is doing its job here. Thegonagle Mar 2012 #7

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