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[Deathridesahorse]

April, 2008


Nuclear Fuel Recycling: More Trouble Than It's Worth
Plans are afoot to reuse spent reactor fuel in the U.S. But the advantages of the scheme pale in comparison with its dangers
By Frank N. von Hippel


Fear and Loathing in Nevada
The long-term fate of radioactive waste in the U.S. hinges on how the current impasse over Yucca Mountain is resolved. Opinion on the site is divided. The regulatory requirements are tough: the DOE has to show that the mountain will contain the waste well enough to prevent significant off-site doses for a million years.
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source: Nuclear Fuel Recycling: More Trouble Than It's Worth: Scientific American

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Is it an admission the science generally assumes that off-site doses will inevitably occur?

[LMagic007]

I guess it doesn't mean "Head for the Hills"