The US has 90,000 tons of #nuclear waste stored at over 100 sites in 39 states. A decades-long search for a permanent disposal location continues, with renewed urgency as interest in nuclear power rises. An engineer who specializes in corrosion explains: buff.ly/ixx1Icx
Nuclear powers must avert those confrontations which bring an adversary to a choice of either a humiliating retreat or a nuclear war. To adopt that kind of course in the nuclear age would be evidence only of the bankruptcy of our policy — or of a collective death-wish for the world.
Now, researchers are considering radiocarbon as a source for safe, small and affordable nuclear batteries that could last decades or longer without charging.
Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries typically last hours or days between charging. However, with repeated use, batteries degrade and need to be recharged more frequently.
