Halbwertszeit

Plakat an der "Fabrik" in Hamburg Altona: Die letzte Eiszeit war vor 10.000 Jahren. Die Halbwertszeit von Plutonium ist 24.000 Jahre.

Argonne National Laboratory – Flickr

Transuranic (TRU) waste removal

Preparation of the RH-72B Shipping Cask prior to its departure. The material in the cask is being shipped to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, NM for ultimate disposal. http://www.anl.gov/Media_Center/News/2009/news091116.html

Nuclear Waste

At my local nuclear research plant they are very environmentally conscientious. They sort their waste like any self respecting household these days: There is the solid nuclear waste that goes into the right bin – then there is the kind you must not burn, which goes into the left bin. Impressive.
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