Says who? Why? --- James Newton: PICList webmaster/Admin mailto:jamesnewton@piclist.com 1-619-652-0593 phone http://www.piclist.com/member/JMN-EFP-786 PIC/PICList FAQ: http://www.piclist.com > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Bob Ammerman > Sent: 2004 Aug 24, Tue 15:51 > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [OT:] Nuclear waste storage - arguments on > design lifetime > > The waste products are MUCH nastier than natural uranium. > > Bob Ammerman > RAm Systems > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter L. Peres" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:48 AM > Subject: Re: [OT:] Nuclear waste storage - arguments on > design lifetime > > > > Could they not powder it (well glass granulate or sinter or > such) and > > mix it with the waste rock and earth where it came from, > and fill in > > the mine with it ? If the uranium had been left alone and had > > radioactively decayed in situ it would have ended up exactly like > > that, no ? Excepting for the higher concentration (and thus > activity) > > of decay products ? After all using U from a mine in a > reactor is like > > turning the clock of natural U decay in fast forward mode. I am not > > saying it is simple or cheap. It could double the cost of > extraction (if it works at all). > > > > Peter > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with > ONE topic: > > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other > [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics