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There's 90,000 tons of nuclear waste in the US. How and where is it stored? (www.livescience.com)
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The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste will continue, probably for many years to come.

Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at over 100 sites in 39 states, in a range of different structures and containers.

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[–] signaleleven@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

After how many half-lives, if any, can those materials be declared "cool"?