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Re:China reaches energy milestone by "breeding" uranium from... by glimshe on Sunday November 23, 2025 @07:51AM (#46023178)
20 swimming pools of total waste isn't that impressive. I don't want to live near that, but I'm sure I'd we can find a place to put that in that will have minimal impact on people's lives.
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Re:China reaches energy milestone by "breeding" uranium from... by keepamovin on Sunday November 23, 2025 @07:59AM (#46023220)
Exactly. The waste isn't really a problem. But it doesn't have to be waste. That's the point. All that U235 in 'spent' silos? You can get 60x - 100x its OG power feeding it to nextgen reactors. So cool
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Re:China reaches energy milestone by "breeding" uranium from... by cykros on Friday November 28, 2025 @07:33AM (#46078091)
Properly contained nuclear waste is almost as concerning to me as my wifi router is.
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