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Bill Jones wrote:

> I knew a fellow who worked in the nuclear industry.  He seemed to think 
> it was no problem to dispose of waste, as long as it's mixed with molten 
> glass.  I'm not an expert, but there's a certain sense to it.  Things 
> encased in glass generally don't go anywhere.  Why not use the 
> containment vessels under sidewalks in Utah, to keep the snow off?

I looked up radioactive waste and found a plethora of good reading.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_waste
From what I can tell, your "glass containment" is used for long term 
storage, and once vitrified with sugar, it doesn't seem to give off 
thermal radiation like "raw" waste.

Bev

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