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Here is a visualisation of of all the high-level nuclear waste produced in France over the last 60 years, superimposed over the port of Marseille. https://twit

• achenet 3y ago
  What about the not so high level nuclear waste? Is that not also dangerous? How much of that is there?
  • mplewis 3y ago
    You’re the one arguing against nuclear power; where are your sources for its damage? What about the “not so high level” waste from coal which results in trillions of dollars of health issues worldwide?
    • achenet 3y ago
      I'm not. I'm actually French, and generally prefer nuclear over coal. I'm simply pointing out that this graphic may be somewhat misleading, because it only focuses on a part of nuclear waste. Obviously coal is pretty awful as well, from air pollution to mercury in the oceans.
  • m2fkxy 3y ago
    - Very-low activity (TFA): 30% of total volume, negligible activity, they are stored in soft containers. - Low- and medium-activity, short-life (FMA-VC): 60% of total volume. They are compacted and poured in concrete, then stored. - Low-actiity, long-life (FA-VL): 6% of total volume, disposal method is under study. The two categories below represent >99% of total radioactivity: - Medium-activity, long-life (MA-VL) 3% of total volume, they are compacted. - High-activity, long-life (HA-VL): 0.2% of total volume, they are vitrified. MA-VL and HA-VL are then stored in stainless steel caskets, to be disposed in deep, geologically stable repositories (Cigéo in France, Onkalo in Finland, ...).