From: Gary Miller (garymiller@starband.net)
Date: Tue Feb 04 2003 - 09:53:54 MST
>> but the glass itself needs to be stored away from inquisitive
>> persons...
>... not only persons, but also natural forces like earth quakes, etc.
If it's embedded in glass an earthquake might break the rods in half but
it's solid glass so worse case the Earthquake make break the rods into 3
or 4 pieces. The radioaction material will still be
embedded in the glass and geologically inert.
Then if you take it into the large salt mine repository the government
has spent millions to build in a geologically stable area. The salt
mine itself acts as another inert barrier.
Other countries should be required by national treaties to agree to
nuclear waste disposal standards set by the UN before any other country
is allowed to export them nuclear materials or technology.
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