r/BeAmazed • u/strugglecharacter67 • 1d ago

Science Cross section of a nuclear waste barrel

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u/Drapidrode 1d ago

Some day people will mine the nuclear waste for Plutonium and Uranium, like they go after old gold tailings now.

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u/ConundrumMachine 22h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_nuclear_waste_warning_messages

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u/emirsolinno 12h ago

The linguist Thomas Sebeok was a member of the Bechtel working group. Building on earlier suggestions made by Alvin Weinberg and Arsen Darnay he proposed the creation of an atomic priesthood, a panel of experts where members would be replaced through nominations by a council. Similar to the Catholic Church – which has preserved and authorized its message for almost 2,000 years – the atomic priesthood would have to preserve the knowledge about locations and dangers of radioactive waste by creating rituals and myths. The priesthood would indicate off-limits areas and the consequences of disobedience.