Where To Bury It Atomic Cesspool Problems
Oak Ridge Tennessee reports on a growing atomic waste problem. Scientists at ORNL pursue two paths: reprocess waste into isotopes for medicine and industry, and develop earth burial methods. Wastes are stored at Hanford, Savannah River, Idaho Falls, Los Alamos, and Oak Ridge at a cost of about 120 million dollars to date.
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Bill Rawlins
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL
Kansas
Carey Salt Co
Hanford
Wash
Savannah River
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Los Alamos
N. M
Oak Ridge
Long-life batteries and strontium risk for space power
Expert Struxness warns that harvesting Strontium-90 to generate a small electricity amount could also supply lethal danger to thousands if mishandled, highlighting the peril in long life battery research for space travel.
Atomic Waste Reuse Sparks Debate On Cesium and Barium
The discussion centers on Cesium-137 and its possible reprocessing into Barium-137. Barium-137 emits gamma rays used in X ray devices, with potential long term applications. Dr. Willard Libby and other officials question the feasibility and safety of such reuses amid ongoing nuclear waste concerns.
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Willard Libby
Atomic Energy Commissioner
Fireman Delivers Alarm Then Crashes En Route
In Sheffield Lake Ohio volunteer firefighter Charles Miller was on the way to a blaze when his car collided with another vehicle. He crossed a ditch and struck a tree, then exited the wreck, flagged down a milk truck, and continued to the scene.
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Sheffield Lake
Ohio
Charles Miller
Miller
ORNL invests in waste reprocessing plant for usable isotopes
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory is spending 3% million dollars on a pilot plant to reprocess nuclear wastes for usable isotopes. The project has already driven down prices of isotopes with Strontium-90 dropping from $500 to $10 per curie and Cesium-137 from $14 to $2 per curie.
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Oo Ae
ORNL
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