Re:Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuclear fuel
by belorn on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @09:36AM
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Everyone has consistently treated mining waste as an unavoidable side effect of mining, which only economical solution is to dig a whole in the ground and put it there. The only minimum standard that get enforced is that the waste should not leak into the ground water.
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Re:Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuclear fuel
by chickenbig on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @10:40AM
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> The only minimum standard that get enforced is that the waste should not leak into the ground water.
In the case of the Asse II mine it is not clear how strongly connected the water at the mine is to water at the surface. Given it is a salt mine I would not expect a strong connection.
> Everyone has consistently treated mining waste as an unavoidable side effect of mining
Yes, there are better and worse ways to dispose of it. Tailings are a huge problem and have caused many a dam disaster. Plainly Difficult Youtube channel dam disasters makes for sobering viewing. https://www.youtube.com/@PlainlyDifficult/playlists