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> For starters most of it can be reprocessed and reused... Are any projects doing that or planning to? As far as I have read, it's still only a plausible theor
by glenneroo 10y ago
> For starters most of it can be reprocessed and reused...
Are any projects doing that or planning to? As far as I have read, it's still only a plausible theory but has yet to be implemented.
- vidarh 10y agoIt has been done since the 70's [1]. It has been banned in the US since '76 due to proliferation concerns. There are certainly challenges, but most of those challenges are down to stupid choices that were made in the 60's. Newer plants will continue to bring down the cost of using reprocessed fuel. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_reprocessing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_reprocessing
- mpweiher 10y agoFrance has been reprocessing for decades. Other projects were stopped for largely political reasons. Waste disposal is a political problem.