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So what you're saying isn't entirely true. I believe you're referring to spent fuel processing, which is just one part of it. I specifically mentioned UF6 (ura
by cletus 6y ago
So what you're saying isn't entirely true. I believe you're referring to spent fuel processing, which is just one part of it.
I specifically mentioned UF6 (uranium hexaflouride) as a hazardous byproduct of centrifuge enrichment. Now France (and some other countries, including the US up until 2018 at least) do process UF6, but only to put it into a more stable form (eg UF4). That more stable form still requires long term storage.