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Maybe shoot small amounts into space until it is all gone. That would probably be too risky and expensive.
by adam12 11y ago
Maybe shoot small amounts into space until it is all gone.
That would probably be too risky and expensive.
- jonknee 11y agoStunningly too expensive, according to the article they have "nearly million tonnes of radioactive water". That's a billion kilograms. Even at a pretty phenomenal $15,000 per kg to launch into space that would run an impressive $15 trillion.
- bluehawk 11y agoAnd that really only puts it in low earth orbit, where it would fall back down again after a few months/years, maybe decades if you get it high enough.
- adrianN 11y agoClearly the best method for dealing with radioactive waste is building a space elevator to get it out of the gravity well for cheap.