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    Nuking Nuclear Waste

    By Posted on 1.22.2008 3 Comments

    Later this year, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee hope to take a big step toward solving America's nuclear-waste woes. Pending clearance from the Department of Energy, they will demonstrate a new toxic-waste recycling process.

    12.23.2008 at 01:37pm - Comment by tasmodevil44

    There will never be a solution to the nuclear waste problem.This is because irrational ignorance of so-called "environmentalists" and their backwards extremist logic would rather continue to have a problem than any solution to it. This is why I am a moderate when it comes to the childish,nutty business of politics.The Republicans just want to maintain the status-quo and let greedy scoundrels exploit the financial system into another depression.But watch-out for nutty wacko Jane Fonda types who are just as ignorant and bigoted as the Rush Limbaugh types. I have no doubt in my mind that nuclear waste can be safely recycled into long-lasting nuclear batteries for decentralized electric power production,as well as space heating greenhouses so that tropical plants could be grown in cold climates.It could be used in medicine and all kinds of glow in the dark signs and other products.In addition to reprocessing to make the fuel for reactors last longer,I have no doubt that most of the remainder after that can safely be put to good use.It does NOT even have to last millions of years like the irrational hollywood fictional doomsayer crowd maintains.All the benifits of recycled waste far outweigh any grossly exxagerated hazards.



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