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Hitachi Developing Reactor That Burns Nuclear Waste

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-waste-zone dept.

Zothecula writes The problem with nuclear waste is that it needs to be stored for many thousands of years before it's safe, which is a tricky commitment for even the most stable civilization. To make this situation a bit more manageable, Hitachi, in partnership with MIT, the University of Michigan, and the University of California, Berkeley, is working on new reactor designs that use transuranic nuclear waste for fuel; leaving behind only short-lived radioactive elements.

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  1. I am the god of hellfire and I bring you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hitachi!

  2. It's a very small problem by Gliscameria · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nuclear waste is only a problem if you have a massive misunderstand as to the scale of the waste. We're not talking about literal mountains of waste, we're talking about under 100,000 tons - for all of it from the USA since forever. You can do one big project and store all of it, nearly indefinitely. The story of Yucca Mountain is what happens when you have to involve people that want a project to fail instead of just getting the damn thing done.

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  3. how apropos by Tumbleweed · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hitachi means 'sunrise'. :)

  4. Re:Already commented on this elsewhere by GNious · · Score: 3, Funny

    Depending on radiation exposure, you might be good for 5-7 days....