re: #237 yasharki

Can’t they just use an abandoned mine to store this waste? There are salt mines which are miles deep. One such mine could easily fit 70 thousand tons of nuclear waste, or even popcorn (volume wise). Soil would provide perfect protection from radiation topside, and a thin concrete cover would prevent ground water from mixing with the waste.

There are ways to handle the waste, technically. Dealing with local residents, i.e. Americans, is a different matter and it’s usually called nimbyism. I also think they should reverse the ban on recycling of nuclear waste. Given that we’ve become rather adept as a security society the plutonium danger should be far lower than it was 30 years ago. Otherwise, unless they figure out what to do with the waste they might as well hang it up.