Re:Old salt mine is the first emission-free compressed air e...
by ethanwillis on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @05:41AM
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Just a quick clarification. My comment wasn't clear I wanted to talk about waste from reactors specifically, but yes there is more nuclear waste if you do include all sources.
Why don't we talk about the difference between high level nuclear waste(HLW), intermediate level waste(ILW), and low level waste (LLW)?
The volume breakdown for nuclear waste is roughly
LLW 90%
ILW 7%
HLW 3%
"Radioactivity" contribution breakdown is like so.
LLW 1%
ILW 4%
HLW 95%
Why don't we talk about the difference between high level nuclear waste(HLW), intermediate level waste(ILW), and low level waste (LLW)?
The volume breakdown for nuclear waste is roughly LLW 90% ILW 7% HLW 3%
"Radioactivity" contribution breakdown is like so. LLW 1% ILW 4% HLW 95%
[1] https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fu...