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> We have no long term solution for the storage and disposal of enrichment byproducts. There is reprocessing but the results are simply less toxic (eg UF6 -> U
by philwelch 5y ago
> We have no long term solution for the storage and disposal of enrichment byproducts. There is reprocessing but the results are simply less toxic (eg UF6 -> UF4) and are, to date, expensive
Depleted uranium is a useful and valuable material and not just a “byproduct” to be “disposed” of.
> We have no long term solution on the storage and disposal of fission waste products
Long-lived fission waste products can be fed into breeder reactors to produce new fuel. We don’t do this because we haven’t chosen to grow the deployment of nuclear power. The need for long term storage of long-lived fission waste products is a consequence of self-inflicted decline that the advocates of self-inflicted decline can turn around and use as an argument in favor of self-inflicted decline.