A cask containing vitrified nuclear residues is loaded onto the 'Pacific Swan' for shipment from France to Japan.
Enlarge imageEven then, the contaminated sites will require monitoring and
stewardship into the far future. Plutonium takes around 250,000 years
to become lead.
The burial of radioactive materials is presently being touted as the 'solution' to radioactive waste 'disposal'. The burial of these materials must not be confused with their safe containment and isolation from the environment.
Currently there is no solution to the problem of radioactive waste, there are no technologies that can clean up radiation, which is why the entire nuclear project must be stopped.
The burial of radioactive materials is presently being touted as the 'solution' to radioactive waste 'disposal'. The burial of these materials must not be confused with their safe containment and isolation from the environment.
Currently there is no solution to the problem of radioactive waste, there are no technologies that can clean up radiation, which is why the entire nuclear project must be stopped.
