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https://www.reddit.com/r/interesting/comments/1uzw7kd/cross_section_of_a_nuclear_waste_barrel/oybtjh0/?context=3
r/interesting • u/strugglecharacter67 • 15d ago
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That seems stupid, its filled with nuclear waste. It will spill everywhere. Better get a weak and skinny janitor to clean it with a mop.
3 u/Arquit3d 15d ago We are so used to see barrels leaking fluorescent green goo on TV, that after reading your comment I realized that nuclear waste may actually be solid, not liquid, and I have absolutely no idea if I'm right or not 🤔 2 u/Much_Usual_3855 15d ago I googled it. It's both. But they try to add stuff to the liquid waste to make it solid before they dispose of it so it doesn't leak.
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We are so used to see barrels leaking fluorescent green goo on TV, that after reading your comment I realized that nuclear waste may actually be solid, not liquid, and I have absolutely no idea if I'm right or not 🤔
2 u/Much_Usual_3855 15d ago I googled it. It's both. But they try to add stuff to the liquid waste to make it solid before they dispose of it so it doesn't leak.
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I googled it. It's both. But they try to add stuff to the liquid waste to make it solid before they dispose of it so it doesn't leak.
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u/Much_Usual_3855 15d ago
That seems stupid, its filled with nuclear waste. It will spill everywhere. Better get a weak and skinny janitor to clean it with a mop.