Nucleotidings

The U.S. manufactured nuclear weapons at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in south central Washington State. Approximately fifty-six million gallons of liquid waste left over from the production of nuclear warheads is currently stored in one hundred and seventy seven buried tanks. The liquid in the tanks is a witches’ brew of toxic chemicals and radioactive waste.

Ambient office  = 112 nanosieverts per hour

Ambient outside = 91 nanosieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain water = 90 nanosieverts per hour

Eerily realistic emergency scenarios will play out Tuesday as part of a drill to test Delaware's ability to respond to a nuclear emergency at the Salem Hope Creek Nuclear Plant in New Jersey. Wdel.com

       Of all the schemes proposed for the disposal of radioactive wastes such as the spent fuel from nuclear power reactors, I think the best suggestion so far is to drill a deep hole, insert the waste and fill in the hole. A new company is exploring this idea.