Posted on 01/01/2022 12:59:13 AM PST by blueplum
The Biden administration has affirmed a Trump administration interpretation of high-level radioactive waste that is based on the waste’s radioactivity rather than how it was produced.
The U.S. Department of Energy announcement last week means some radioactive waste from nuclear weapons production stored in Idaho, Washington and South Carolina could be reclassified and moved for permanent storage elsewhere....
...The Biden administration's affirmation of the new interpretation came after various groups offered letters of support and opposition to the agency after Biden became president, leading to the notice in the Federal Register making clear where the administration stood....
(Excerpt) Read more at nbclosangeles.com ...
When you wake up and find France has more nuclear power than you do. Lol. I will buy an electric car when my state has more nuclear power plants than France.. Tennessee. I even live 15 minutes from oak ridge.
I have a background in nuclear (PhD minor) and did not know that waste had been classified by source (which is ridiculous). Type of radiation (alpha, beta or gamma) and radiation intensity are all that "should" matter. I cannot imagine why it was done otherwise.
I even live 15 minutes from oak ridge.
Is the water tangy tasting?.
I detest water. It’s like drinking wet air. Milk, Dr Pepper zero, coffee or nothing. I drink my coffee black, haven’t noticed anything. I imagine if the water had any taste it would be big orange.. go volts. And yes they got ripped off.
Do things glow in the dark that didn’t before?.
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