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Environment & Energy

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)

10. I'm all for it

Reply to wtmusic (Original post)

Sat Apr 6, 2013, 09:30 PM

Apr 2013

IF

"" Complete burnup of long-lived actinides - nuclear waste would be less radioactive and "hot" for hundreds of years, instead of millions""

And that is a mighty big IF.

But first thing we have to do is stop making more of the nuclear waste that is radioactive and hot for millions of years.

Indeed, how can anyone justify making more of something so deadly to our future generations? Really, how can any sane person support making more nuclear waste? How?

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Researchers discover conventional reactors burn their own waste when thorium is added [View all] wtmusic Apr 2013 OP

I was hoping thorium reactor research would turn something Warpy Apr 2013 #1

I'm not seeing where it solves that problem kristopher Apr 2013 #9

I'm giving this a rec without knowing much about this new mixing of fuels. Gregorian Apr 2013 #2

Well, you do have to be careful. zbdent Apr 2013 #8

interesting, the modification is using less water for neutron moderation phantom power Apr 2013 #3

Seems like one of the big benefits is existing research reactors could be used to test it wtmusic Apr 2013 #5

yes, but it gets tricky when Lokium enters the equation ... zbdent Apr 2013 #4

Heh. Good one. Mister Ed Apr 2013 #6

He's adopted. zbdent Apr 2013 #7

I'm all for it RobertEarl Apr 2013 #10

It reminds me of some of the CANDU waste burning proposals. hunter Apr 2013 #11