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Re:EU experts to say nuclear power qualifies for green inves... by andrewseanryan on Saturday March 27, 2021 @06:00PM (#26606008)
Probably a dumb question, but why can’t we just blast nuclear waste out into space with a rocket? Seems like a rather small payload in the grand scheme of things.
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Re:EU experts to say nuclear power qualifies for green inves... by threeseed on Saturday March 27, 2021 @06:10PM (#26606072)
And then what happens when the rocket explodes ?

Because that scenario is very common.

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Re:EU experts to say nuclear power qualifies for green inves... by andbberger on Saturday March 27, 2021 @06:07PM (#26606056)
Comes up every time - because nuclear waste is heavy, delta-v is expensive, and mostly because nuclear waste was never actually a problem.
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