OT: Nuclear Waste (Was Re-Marketing Ada)

["Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" <ve3wwg@cogeco.ca>]

Ooooh boy! I should leave this alone, but can't:

Russ wrote:

> "Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" <ve3wwg@cogeco.ca> wrote in message news:<JtPsb.8014$fB3.463946@news20.bellglobal.com>...
>>I think most of us would agree that Ada was ahead of its time
>>when it came out. By 1995, I believe the "market" had probably
>>already accepted C/C++ as the dominant language, largely due to
>>its widespread use in operating systems (UNIX + NT), and major
...
> How do we get the word out about Ada? I don't know, but do I know that
> Ada is not the only superior technology that is being squandered due
> to ignorance. Nuclear power is another classic example of a superior
> technology that is being squandered due to abysmal ignorance. If you
> have some spare time, go to my web pages on it at
> http://RussP.org/nucpower.htm , then click on "Some Amazing Facts
> about Nuclear Power". I bet you'll be surprised at what you discover.
> (OK, that ends my off-topic rant.)

Here is a quote from that site about Nuclear Waste:

<quote>
In a rationally planned and developed nuclear power program, spent
reactor fuel would be shipped to a reprocessing plant to remove
valuable components. The residue, containing nearly all of the
radioactivity produced in the reactor, is called high-level waste.
(In the US program, where spent fuel is simply potted and encased,
reprocessing is not currently done or even planned, but it is done
in other countries.) ...
</quote>

Note! "In the US program... reprocessing is not currently done or
even planned."  This is true AFAIK, in Canada also.

There are pools all over the place just gathering more nuclear
waste. They keep gathering it, leaving it to the next generation
to figure out what to do with it. I think this is criminal. What
active research has there been to deal with the problem? How much
do they spend each year in working on this problem? Where are the
results?

Don't be fooled. The next generations will be the ones stuck with
the problem and the economic costs of dealing with it.
</rant>

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Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
http://home.cogeco.ca/~ve3wwg