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> This number may sound like a lot, but it’s actually quite small. In fact, the U.S. has produced roughly 83,000 metrics tons of used fuel since the 1950s—and a
by arkitaip 6y ago
> This number may sound like a lot, but it’s actually quite small. In fact, the U.S. has produced roughly 83,000 metrics tons of used fuel since the 1950s—and all of it could fit on a single football field at a depth of less than 10 yards.
A football field of forever death is not a comforting mental image.
- aperrien 6y agoHow large are those toxic fields of coal ash again?
- jay_kyburz 6y agoNobody is arguing we burn more coal. Many of us want to see and end to both coal and nukes.