Radioactive Waste 435 - Some Uses For Radioactive Waste - Part 2 of 2 Parts
Part 2 of 2 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
Depleted Uranium
Nuclear News Roundup Jan 30, 2019
Weatherwatch: nuclear energy now surplus to needs thefguardian.com
Geiger Readings for Jan 30, 2019
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 101 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 123 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 119 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 434 - Some Uses For Radioactive Waste - Part 1 of 2 Parts
Part 1 of 2 Parts
I have been blogging about various aspects of dealing with radioactive waste in the past few columns. Today I am going to list a few suggestions and practices for repurposing radioactive waste.
Nuclear News Roundup Jan 29, 2019
Group opposing aid to nuclear plants drops effort sanduskyregister.com
Geiger Readings for Jan 29, 2019
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 99 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 145 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 139 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 433 - Researchers Develop Method To Improve The Safety And Efficiency Of Reprocessing Spent Nuclear Fuel
Recently an important article was published in the journal Chemistry about a means of more safely and efficiently reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. Nuclear energy currently produces about ten percent of the electricity in the world. However, the nuclear fuel that is used in nuclear power reactors becomes less efficient over time and needs to be replaced about every five years.
Geiger Readings for Jan 28, 2019
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 94 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 120 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 114 nanosieverts per hour
Radioactive Waste 432 - Researchers Discover That Vitrification Materials Accelerate Corrosion In Stainless Steel Nuclear Waste Storage Containers
One of the main problems with nuclear power is how to store and dispose of nuclear waste produced by develop and manufacture of nuclear weapons. Currently, vitrification is used for permanent long-term storage of nuclear waste in underground geological repositories. Nuclear waste is mixed with other materials that form glass or ceramics when heated and then enclosed in metallic cylinders.