Coal Ash- No "Clean Coal".

**Buster** · 12-30-2008, 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by James48843

Yeh Budnipper- I hear you on that one.

Nuclear power isn't the problem.

The problem is what to do with all those spent fuel rods.

I know they sit in pools of water on-site. Have been for half-a-century.

No where to go.

Once that problem is solved, then Nuclear is a valid power source.

But until then, what to do? what to do?

And no- I don't think building a wall along the Rio Grande with Fly-Ash bricks, and spent fuel rods for wall reinforcement, is the right answer......

Many years ago I remember reading about the underground nuclear tests and they produced huge underground caverns, eternally sealed in glass..I remember seeing pictures of these mammoth underground abysses..and the plan was to use these Nuclear caves for a dump site for these spent fuel rods from nuclear reactors..sounded like a great idea..whatever happened to this idea?

...and If building a fly ash brick wall along the Rio is not the right answer..One can only assume then, you must have the right answer, If you actually hold that much wisdom, I wanna shake your hand my little chickadee..

**KevinD** · 12-30-2008, 01:41 AM

Launch 'em into the sun...

**squalebear** · 12-30-2008, 02:52 AM

Originally Posted by KevinD

Launch 'em into the sun...

We think alot alike Kev. Throw away,cost restrictive,bearbones
transportation to the star that would simply absorb the lot.

**Buster** · 12-30-2008, 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by squalebear

We think alot alike Kev. Throw away,cost restrictive,bearbones
transportation to the star that would simply absorb the lot.

Not to be Johnny rain cloud..But what if an object collided with one of the SOL bound radioactive missiles and knocked the debris back at Earth?...We'd have radioactive meteorites raining down on us..

**squalebear** · 12-30-2008, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by Buster

Not to be Johnny rain cloud..But what if an object collided with one of the SOL bound radioactive missiles and knocked the debris back at Earth?...We'd have radioactive meteorites raining down on us..

Johnny Thundercloud ! (LoL)

I'm thinking if we can land on a Asteriod and Mars with little concern and
radiation concerns diminish the closer we get to the Sun, then sending an
unmanned drone could prove interesting. Maybe using the Moon until our
technology can catch up with our needs. One thing for sure, disposal has
been, and always will be, the greater concern for our Nuclular Future.

I'm a Solar Power and Wind Man myself !

Corn is not the answer !

**nnuut** · 12-30-2008, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by squalebear

Corn is not the answer !

Not so SB, just keep it in the freezer and its great!!
As long if it doesn't burn up in the atmosphere on reentry.

hic!

**squalebear** · 12-31-2008, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by nnuut

Not so SB, just keep it in the freezer and its great!!
As long if it doesn't burn up in the atmosphere on reentry.

hic!

Because of its dificulty to digest, reentry always seems to burn just
a litle bit more.

**Silverbird** · 12-31-2008, 01:19 PM

Mining "tailings" of any sort pouring into nearby water and causing a disaster?? This is NOT a new problem, if the coal mining industry isn't regulated to carry this stuff out, and clean up, something is WRONG. If the price with the tailing carry-out is not competitive, we had better re-visit other types of power. It's not like you can put in a wildcat oil well and just dump everything off to the side, or not have safety precautions at a nuclear power plant. Remediation and cleanup costs always need to be factored in a true price.

**James48843** · 01-02-2009, 03:27 AM

Originally Posted by Buster;200741
...and If building a fly ash brick wall along the Rio
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not the right answer[/u] ..One can only assume then, you must have the right answer, If you actually hold that much wisdom, I wanna shake your hand my little chickadee..

Sure.

You have to give them an incentive to learn English.....

It's all in FM-20-32

**XL-entLady** · 01-02-2009, 03:57 AM

Originally Posted by Buster

Many years ago I remember reading about the underground nuclear tests and they produced huge underground caverns, eternally sealed in glass..I remember seeing pictures of these mammoth underground abysses..and the plan was to use these Nuclear caves for a dump site for these spent fuel rods from nuclear reactors..sounded like a great idea..whatever happened to this idea?

Same thing that happened to the salt cavern idea. They found out that the caverns weren't fully sealed.

Radiation isn't a good "learn as you go thing." Ask my spouse what he thinks about it. He's a "downwinder," which is the slang term referring to people who have health problems because of the above-ground nuclear tests years ago in Nevada. You know, the ones that the government said weren't going to harm anyone?

Lady

**Buster** · 01-02-2009, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by XL-entLady

Same thing that happened to the salt cavern idea. They found out that the caverns weren't fully sealed.

Radiation isn't a good "learn as you go thing." Ask my spouse what he thinks about it. He's a "downwinder," which is the slang term referring to people who have health problems because of the above-ground nuclear tests years ago in Nevada. You know, the ones that the government said weren't going to harm anyone?

Lady

Ooo, sorry to hear that..hope his life is not miserable.

...Sorta goes right along with Coal miners and Black Lung..