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I think the biggest problem is to guarantee that some future civilization will not dig up the waste believing it to be valuable, like we did with the old Egypti
by snom380 13y ago
I think the biggest problem is to guarantee that some future civilization will not dig up the waste believing it to be valuable, like we did with the old Egyptian graves. We could make it very difficult to do so, but it's not a "solved problem". http://vimeo.com/55736976 http://vimeo.com/55736976 is an interesting watch (although perhaps a bit biased).
- Daniel_Newby 13y agoIt's a solved problem. Dilute it with sand until it is about as radioactive as the original ore, melt the sand, and dump the chunks of glass someplace out of the way. Yes, future generations will need to protect themselves from it, but they already need to in huge areas where the ground emits radon.
- snom380 13y agoIf that's truly cost effective and feasible, why isn't it being done on a wider scale?
- Daniel_Newby 13y agoDemocracy. The environmental movement uses anti-nuclear propaganda to get votes.