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barrels have a habit of dissolving in salt water, and in germany, where barrels were dumped underwater in an old salt mine, the radioactive material ended up in
by black_puppydog 6y ago
barrels have a habit of dissolving in salt water, and in germany, where barrels were dumped underwater in an old salt mine, the radioactive material ended up in the ground water.
- jahller 6y agoexactly. and this was even without the involvement of salt water..
- jeltz 6y agoNo, there was plenty of salt water, just as can be expected from a salt mine.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoThe problem here was obviously dumping the barrels in an old salt mine. A firecracker can be life-threatening if you clench your hand around it and let it explode. But that only means you shouldn't let it go off in a tight, enclosed volume, close to something vital.
- RealityVoid 6y agoWho mentioned barrels? Look at the wiki article, most of the nuclear materials dumped were solid low level waste. That sounds like it can stay on the bottom of the ocean just fine. I do not know where most people get this mental image of dumping "barrels of waste" - maybe from movies of something. I will admit this is what I imagined in my mind, but it seems not to conform with reality.