Transuranic Waste

Research Suggests Problems With Storing Nuclear Waste in Rock Salt

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Chris Schneidmiller
WC Monitor
12/11/2015
Rock salt could be less effective than believed as a subsurface container for nuclear waste, according to new research from the University of Texas at Austin.
Salt beds are already used for safe holding of low-level nuclear…

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