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Re:Small Modular Reactors Exacerbate Challenges of Nuclear W... by banku_brougham on Monday June 06, 2022 @09:45PM (#31648918)
I think the assumption is that after 10000+ years society, government, and historical records available are complete unknowns.
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Re:Small Modular Reactors Exacerbate Challenges of Nuclear W... by Manuel_D on Monday June 06, 2022 @11:59PM (#31649744)
And the point remains, what is the likelihood that some future civilization is going to happen to dig in the _exact_ spot where the waste was buried? And, if they're capable of tunneling through a mile of bedrock, wouldn't they have the smarts to notice that the stuff in those casks was poisonous?
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