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Is Nuclear Waste Really Waste?

Google TechTalks · talk · Watch on YouTube

Nuclear power & fusion

What it is

In a 2010 Google Tech Talk, Kirk Sorensen gives an economic analysis of what spent nuclear fuel actually contains. He argues it is mostly valuable material that can be partitioned and reused, not just waste to be isolated for 100,000 years.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN readers recommend it as the best explanation of what nuclear waste really is and how much of it is reusable fuel.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “This talk from 2010 is really amazing at understanding what 'nuclear waste' actually is and what it will be.”

    Explains what nuclear waste is and will become

    panick21_, 2022-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Turning nuclear waste into diamond batteries”

  2. “Here is some exploration of what is contained in nuclear waste”

    Explores what nuclear waste actually contains

    nickik, 2017-10 · Recommendation · in “Thruster for Mars mission breaks records”

  3. “This talk on nuclear waste may also be of interest to you[2].”

    Talk on nuclear waste of related interest

    quindecagon, 2020-01 · Recommendation · in “Rolls-Royce plans mini nuclear reactors by 2029”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: nuclear fuel, spent fuel, thorium, reactors, energy

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