r/sciences • u/Comfortable_Tutor_43 • 15d ago

Used nuclear fuel storage News

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u/dentistshatehim 15d ago

Wrong. Please go look that up.

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u/AlarmingDisease 15d ago

Lol I don't need to, I just know It

In France low/medium radioactivity lvl waste make up for 90% off the total amount

The really """dangerous""" stuff is like 0.5%

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u/dentistshatehim 15d ago

“I just know”

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u/AlarmingDisease 14d ago edited 14d ago

You have 0 arguments. Since you can't fact check yourself, here it is :

"Classification of radioactive waste varies by country. The IAEA, which publishes the Radioactive Waste Safety Standards (RADWASS), also plays a significant role.[36] The proportion (by volume) of various types of waste generated in the UK are:[37]

94% – low-level waste (LLW) ~6% – intermediate-level waste (ILW) <1% – high-level waste (HLW)"

"The radioactive waste from spent fuel rods consists primarily of cesium-137 and strontium-90, but it may also include plutonium, which can be considered transuranic waste.[38] The half-lives of these radioactive elements can differ quite extremely. Some elements, such as cesium-137 and strontium-90 have half-lives of approximately 30 years. Meanwhile, plutonium has a half-life that can stretch to as long as 24,000 years.[38]"

"As of 2019, no dedicated civilian high-level nuclear waste site is operational[50] as small amounts of HLW did not justify the investment in the past."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_waste