Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Final resting place. |
| Authors: |
Nielsen, Rolf Haugaard |
| Source: |
New Scientist. 3/4/2006, Vol. 189 Issue 2541, p38-41. 4p. 5 Color Photographs, 2 Diagrams, 1 Map. |
| Subject Terms: |
*RADIOACTIVE wastes, *NUCLEAR fuels, *FOSSIL fuels, *RESTORATIVE drying, *URANIUM as fuel, *RADIOACTIVE substances |
| Abstract: |
The article presents the author's comments on nuclear repository. The water is considered to be the biggest obstacle to safe underground nuclear storage. Running water may carry corrosive chemicals that eat into the containment canisters, allowing radioactive particles to escape, and transport these particles back to the surface. When nuclear material is buried for real, the repositories will need to keep water damage at bay until the spent nuclear fuel is no more harmful than natural uranium about 100,000 years. As concerns grow over carbon emissions from fossil fuels, and fuel prices rise with growing political instability in oil-producing regions, there is much talk of a nuclear renaissance. Governments around the world are dusting off plans to expand their nuclear capacity. INSET: High and dry. |
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