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I was going to say something similar: As long as they don't dump it all in one place and release it intelligently (accounting for ocean currents and mixing; ba
by riskable 6y ago
I was going to say something similar: As long as they don't dump it all in one place and release it intelligently (accounting for ocean currents and mixing; basically hire meteorologists, oceanographers, and marine biologists) it should be quite safe.
It's not like they're dumping the uranium rods into the ocean; they're (mostly) just trying to find a way to get rid of all that radioactive water. When diluted across the entire ocean it shouldn't have any impact on ecosystems and it shouldn't accumulate in predators (that we eat) like other types hazardous waste.
- ashtonkem 6y agoEven dumping uranium wouldn’t be so bad if you ground it up really finely and dispersed it thoroughly. There is a lot of uranium in the oceans naturally. A few kilos here and there is literally nothing in comparison, as long as it’s not in one spot.
- bpodgursky 6y agoTo be precise: there are about 4 billion tons of naturally dissolved uranium in the oceans currently.