Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > How can used stuff have more radiation than unused? If it had, it > would be > usable. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_waste for a brief description. > OK, it is concentrated into granules but if you store it deep in > stable rock > caves (like we plan to do in Finland) and take into account the > immense mass > of stone around the storage I see no way it can have increased > radiation > compared with hot uranium mines. > All the best! > Raimo K Some of the past and present solutions to this waste seem inadequate and short sighted. Others are more credible, but considering the consequences of mistakes, I remain skeptical and would prefer development of other options.