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If you can get it to he moon, may as well put it in the sun :). There is a slight problem with the x% chance the rocket will blow up at max-Q while still in th
by chris_va 10y ago
If you can get it to he moon, may as well put it in the sun :).
There is a slight problem with the x% chance the rocket will blow up at max-Q while still in the atmosphere.
Plus, all nuclear waste ever generated would fit in 1 football stadium. The rest of the spending is just due to political infighting that looks good to voters.
- ChuckMcM 10y agoYes, there are risks. Just saying its a defensible "permanent" solution to disposing waste with a very long half life. As far as using the Sun as an alternate, it takes less delta-v to get to the moon than it does to get to the Sun. Further, the overall effect of adding nuclear waste to the Moon is completely predictable in its impact, but that is less true of adding it to the Sun.
- AlgorithmicTime 10y agoPretty sure the impact of adding nuclear waste to the sun is more or less zilch.