1 kg of radioactive isotopes blasted into the atmosphere as a byproduct of coal combustion: i sleep
1 ton of PTFEs blasted into the water table as a byproduct of making slick cooking pans: i sleep
untold tons of carcinogens dumped out the exhaust of automobiles within our cities: i sleep
1 kg of nuclear waste safely sealed in a bright yellow barrel: i scream and kick and seethe
If you think nuclear waste is the biggest challenge we face as a species regarding waste management, your stance is profoundly misinformed and inconsistent. The only reason we’re talking about it is that it has “nuclear” in the name and it is highly visible because we capture it all, which is ironically the one thing that makes it safer than all the other pollutants out there.
Sprinkle it on the billionaires and bury the lot in concrete.
Eat it. Lots of calories.
Yes but not us, bacteria ! https://asm.org/articles/2023/january/how-do-microbes-remove-radioactive-waste
Did I hear the concept of “slow violence?” Going once! Going twice!
Send it to any third world nation. /s
Put it in a capsule that could survive re-entry into earth just in case, then launch it into the sun.
Do you want evil Superman? Cause that’s how you get evil Superman.
Serious answer: That would take more effort and energy than just dealing with it on earth by many orders of magnitude. It’s even harder to launch into the sun than it is to launch it outside the solar system (which is also infeasible of course)
That would take more effort and energy than just dealing with it on earth by many orders of magnitude. It’s even harder to launch into the sun than it is to launch it outside the solar system (which is also infeasible of course)
Yep, it would be a wealth sink that drastically advances science and pays off later.
Just like going to the moon was an excuse to develop ICBM technology, that also paid off with a shit ton of unexpected scientific advancement.
