In rec.crafts.metalworking Pooh Bear wrote:


Todd Rich wrote:

And if they would allow the reprocessing of the fuel rods it would cut
down dramatically on the amount of waste produced.

In the UK the pollution associated with nuclear energy comes primarily from the
*re-processing* !

And while the
remaining waste is much hotter, it lasts for signifigantly less time.

You *are* joking ? How on earth can you make that statement ? The scary stuff
doesn't just 'go away' !

Graham

What is the half-life of U-235?

What is the half-life of Co-60?

Which one is hotter?

And please note that I did *NOT* say it just goes away. The waste from
reprocessing needs to be stored for at least a thousand years. However
storing is a lot better than breathing the radioactive materials that are
being produced in coal-fired plants right now. And the volume of material
that needs to be stored is signifigantly less than un-reprocessed waste.