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There was a recent thread about amateur rockets: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=583550 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=583550 The technology is becomin
by adrianwaj 18y ago
There was a recent thread about amateur rockets: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=583550 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=583550 The technology is becoming more accessible and cheaper.
Why not just pack the most dangerous nuclear waste onto a rocket and blast it out of the atmosphere and out of any orbit, perhaps into the sun?? The risk is something happening to the rocket on the way up. It sounds absurd but there's a lot more radioactive things in space, and costs for such a procedure seem to be lowering.
- billswift 18y agoRockets DO fail. Scattering dangerous radioactive waste over a large area doesn't seem too bright.
- billswift 18y agoRockets DO fail. Scattering dangerous radioactive waste over a large area doesn't seem too bright.
- billswift 18y agoRockets DO fail. Scattering dangerous radioactive waste over a large area doesn't seem too bright.
- billswift 18y agoRockets DO fail. Scattering dangerous radioactive waste over a large area doens't seem too bright.
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- asciilifeform 18y agoIt should be noted that the force with which the contents of an exploding rocket hit the ground is not infinite, and objects have been built to withstand it. In particular, the casing of the plutonium bricks used in the radiothermal generators which powered certain space probes had this property.
- adrianwaj 18y agoYou could also have a parachute at top that would open in case the engine and fuel exploded, so long as the waste casing could withstand the forces. Also, launching on a remote island could be beneficial, but it'd increase the cost. Also, there could be smaller more frequent rockets than larger ones.