NMR Shows That Nuclear Storage Degrades 385
eldavojohn writes to point out recent research using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imagery that shows that certain nuclear waste storage containers may not be as safe as previously thought. From the article: "[R]adiation emitted from [plutonium] waste could transform one candidate storage material into less durable glass after just 1,400 years — much more quickly than thought... The problem is that the radioactive waste damages the matrix that contains it. Many of the waste substances, including plutonium-239, emit alpha radiation, which travels for only very short distances (barely a few hundredths of a millimeter) in the ceramic, but creates havoc along the way."
1,400 years (Score:2, Funny)
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I suggest to build a moon base near the dump yard to for
observing. Since there is a lot of radiactive waste, there should be
more than one yard, so the first one should be named Alpha-1.
True, but what about the upside? (Score:5, Funny)
You can't make an omelet without cracking a few eggs, and you can't make super mutants with laser vision without cracking some radioactive material storage facilities. Let's take a balanced look at this.
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Re:It's an economic problem in the US. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:It's an economic problem in the US. (Score:2, Funny)
mod parents down!
I didn't get a Wii for Christmas, so who needs them anyways.Wow! A modern super hero! (Score:4, Funny)
I kid, I kid...
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Re:It's an economic problem in the US. (Score:4, Funny)
Personally, if I was the EO(Evil Overlord) of the USA, I'd institute...
Good news, the position for new EO is opening next year. So far, yours is the best platform, if you are interested.
Re:It's an economic problem in the US. (Score:2, Funny)
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Re:Waste? (Score:3, Funny)
Then perhaps the US would invade itself in search of WMD's and give the rest of the world a break?