Re: [Vo]:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090127131654.htm
In reply to grok's message of Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:59:36 -0700: Hi, [snip] I always knew there was a way to burn up all that fission waste product (million-year storage my hairy ass...) What about all the containment vessels and tubing and equipment damaged by neutron bombardment? That's some huge mass of junk by now, ain't it? [snip] Yes it is, but most of those isotopes have relatively short half lives (compared to the actinides). BTW don't let this post fool you. I am no protagonist of nuclear fission, but if the worst comes to the worst, and we have to use it, then this seems to me, like a better method than that proposed in the article I was replying to. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
Re: [Vo]:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090127131654.htm
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 As the smoke cleared, mix...@bigpond.com mix...@bigpond.com mounted the barricade and roared out: Not only would such a reactor burn sludge, it will also burn plutonium (left over from weapons), natural un-enriched uranium, depleted uranium, or even thorium (without conversion to U233). Since it is based on fast neutrons, it is better to use the actual metals rather than the oxides, as the oxygen would just act as an unwanted moderator. I always knew there was a way to burn up all that fission waste product (million-year storage my hairy ass...) What about all the containment vessels and tubing and equipment damaged by neutron bombardment? That's some huge mass of junk by now, ain't it? - -- grok. - -- ** FULL-SPECTRUM DOMINANCE! *BOYCOTT BOURGEOIS* Get your news analysis * * MASS-MEDIA:* from the Best on the Web * Critical endorsement only Most sites need donations * http://www.radio4all.org/unwelcome Unwelcome Guests * * http://205.201.10.12:8000/ Blast Furnace Radio * * http://radio.portland.indymedia.org:8000/ Portland IndyMedia * * http://helix.kfai.org:8000/kfai-mp3-24M KFAI Minneapolis * * http://live.str3am.com:2850/ Radical Radio * * http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml SW Report * DEATH TO NEOLIBERALISM ** GPG fingerprint = 2E7F 2D69 4B0B C8D5 07E3 09C3 5E8D C4B4 461B B771 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAknIMHgACgkQXo3EtEYbt3FvpwCgr1bgBVO6Ocea+WIqz/d92kvN B68An0IQxY8+JxeY0xzteRdLay29ht0Y =vM/x -END PGP SIGNATURE-
