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Do isotopes of any element exist with all three of these properties? 1. Radioactive with a half-life short enough to be dangerous (e.g., not bismuth-209) but l
by josephcsible 4y ago
Do isotopes of any element exist with all three of these properties?
1. Radioactive with a half-life short enough to be dangerous (e.g., not bismuth-209) but long enough that waiting for it all to decay isn't a feasible way of getting rid of it (e.g., not francium)
2. Produced by nuclear reactors
3. Not usable as a fuel source in any breeder reactors
If not, then why is there such a thing as nuclear waste?
- credit_guy 4y ago> Not usable as a fuel source in any breeder reactors I don't know, but to me "not usable" and "not economically usable" don't sound quite the same.
- Schroedingersat 4y agoBecause breeders with closed fuel cycles don't exist, and Pu240 breeders double don't exist. They're just a fiction used for marketing and to buy social license for the plutonium separation facilities.