As noted before, if you'd like an inside peek at the US nuclear industry - the people, the technology, the politics - see http://RadDecision.blogspot.com . There's no cost to readers.

isn't there something where u make waste into gold and gold could be used as an energy source?

What ever happened to the IEC method to the nuclear approach: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1996321846673788606

Dr. Robert Bussard asked Google for $200M to set up a prototype about a year ago. Did he get it? This method of producing nuclear power was supposed to product very very little waste.

HJ

For the industry perspective on the waste issue, see the following link:

http://www.nei.org/keyissues/nuclearwastedisposal/integratedusedfuelmana...

The public really needs to get more informed when it comes to nuclear power. I am always telling people i know infomation like, the nuclear industry is the only industry that i know of the pays to claen up after itself. There is a tax on all nuclaer enery in the US that pays for the nuclear waste disposal. Or how about that fact that if we started reprocessing our spent fuel we could solve this whole what to do with all the nuclear waste issue. If you reprocessed all the fuel we have produced in the US from nuclear plants the amount of long lerm radioactive material would fit in my kitchen. This is a completely manageable amount of nuclear waste in my opinion

Yeah, let's just keep doing what we have been doing: We will leave it to future generations to deal with the problem. In the meantime, the radioactive waste goes into Robert's kitchen. I wonder what his neighbors will say.

Oh boy.

Karsten
http://www.polluteless.com

When will people get it through their thick heads that there IS a method of getting rid of nuclear waste... it's called a fast-breeder reactor! Combined with a traditional thermal reactor, the two would have a phenominally better efficiency than what we get out of our Uranium today. If we can get through the politics, our energy problems would be solved!!

You know nuclear power is coming back when politicians and environmentalists start to support it. For a different look at how the nuclear business is rebounding, check out:

fourreasonswhy.com/2007/10/25/nuclear-power-is-making-a-comeback/

You know nuclear power is coming back when politicians and environmentalists start to support it. For a different look at how the nuclear business is rebounding, check out:

fourreasonswhy.com/2007/10/25/nuclear-power-is-making-a-comeback/

You know nuclear power is coming back when politicians and environmentalists start to support it. For a different look at how the nuclear business is rebounding, check out:

fourreasonswhy.com/2007/10/25/nuclear-power-is-making-a-comeback/