It's actually a German process they are using. When implemented the French rods actually just surrender their radioactivity rendering them completely harmless.
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Scott Stewart <[email protected]>wrote: > > Apparently the French are using some kind of reactor technology that allows > them to "recycle" "spent" rods, which greatly reduces the amount of waste, > which is currently illegal in the US. I wonder if this is what he's talking > about > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 11:44 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: US Going Nuclear > > > From Slashdot: > > "When President Obama said in his State of the Union address on > Wednesday that the country should build 'a new generation of safe, > clean nuclear power plants,' it was one of the few times he got > bipartisan applause. Now the NY Times reports that administration > officials have confirmed their 2011 federal budget request next week > will raise potential loan guarantees for nuclear projects to more than > $54 billion, from $18.5 billion, and a new Energy Department panel > will examine a vastly expanded list of options for nuclear waste, > including a new kind of nuclear reactor that would use some of it. The > Energy Department appears to be getting close to offering its first > nuclear loan guarantee. Earlier this week, Southern Co. Chief > Executive David Ratcliffe said the company expects to finalize an > application for a loan guarantee 'within the next couple months,' > while Scana Corp., which has also applied, is 'a couple months behind > Southern' and is hopeful of receiving a conditional award 'sometime in > the next months.'" > ---------------- > > Finally our gov't is starting to prep for the coming energy crisis. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:311446 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
