kravietz 🦇 on Nostr: All high-level waste produce by #nuclear 2 GW power plant North Anna in USA since ...
All high-level waste produce by #nuclear 2 GW power plant North Anna in USA since 1978. That’s almost half century of low-carbon, stable electricity.
That’s about the literal size of the “problem of nuclear waste” that is being presented as an absolute show-stopper by nuclear power opponents. Also, the spent fuel inside is trapped in glass and concrete, so these containers are almost literally like reinforced concrete pillars that can withstand any weather or other external impact, and can stand uninterrupted for thousands of years.
Except, even that is not really necessary because in only 100% years the activity of high-level waste will decrease to only 7% and then further down to background levels. The whole point of high-level waste is that it’s subject to fast decay…
That’s about the literal size of the “problem of nuclear waste” that is being presented as an absolute show-stopper by nuclear power opponents. Also, the spent fuel inside is trapped in glass and concrete, so these containers are almost literally like reinforced concrete pillars that can withstand any weather or other external impact, and can stand uninterrupted for thousands of years.
Except, even that is not really necessary because in only 100% years the activity of high-level waste will decrease to only 7% and then further down to background levels. The whole point of high-level waste is that it’s subject to fast decay…