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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry Forum => Topic started by: GreenAssailant on December 03, 2011, 12:13:15 PM

Title: Just Curious - Nuclear Waste Disposal
Post by: GreenAssailant on December 03, 2011, 12:13:15 PM

I have a question about Nuclear Waste disposal:

Why can't they just gather all the waste accumulated from nuclear power plants and release it into Outer space?

Title: Re: Just Curious - Nuclear Waste Disposal
Post by: Borek on December 03, 2011, 01:25:45 PM

What is mass of the waste? What is cost of putting 1 kg of anything on the orbit? And what will you do if the rocket explodes, dispersing waste everywhere?