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All of the used fuel ever produced by the commercial nuclear industry since the late 1950s would cover a football field to a depth of less than 10 yards. https
by keanzu 7y ago
All of the used fuel ever produced by the commercial nuclear industry since the late 1950s would cover a football field to a depth of less than 10 yards.
https://www.nei.org/fundamentals/nuclear-waste https://www.nei.org/fundamentals/nuclear-waste
- jusssi 7y agoCould you store it that way though, or would it start a spontaneous chain reaction?
- keanzu 7y agoThere would be no spontaneous chain reaction, the waste is depleted below the radioactivity of naturally occurring sources. You can't practically store it that way though because no-one really likes moving waste any distance for fear of spillage.
- silvester23 7y agoWithout disputing that assertion, you might not have chosen the most unbiased source to back it up.
- keanzu 7y agoUpvoted :) I'll concede that point.