nuclear waste
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The 10 Saddest Robots Ever Built
As 2023 stumbles towards its close, it’s clear we’re preparing to enter a world that will soon be filled to the brim with robots. Science fiction tells us that AI will soon gain sentience and inevitably crush humanity in its never-ending quest for power. I’ll believe it when I see it. For now, the robots…
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Don’t Panic, But Idaho State University Lost Some Weapons-Grade Plutonium
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a $US8500 ($11,273) fine to Idaho State University for losing track of a single gram of weapons-grade plutonium, missing since 2004. Great.
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We Should Be Very Worried About That Leaky Nuclear Waste Facility In Washington
Earlier this week, we heard alarming reports of a
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How To Store Nuclear Waste For 10,000 Years (And How Not To)
America has currently no plan for its nuclear waste. It did, however, at one point, have a supremely ambitious plan to bury it in a mountain for 10,000 years. From colour-changing radioactive cats to rotting kitty litter, this essay from Method Quarterly explores the mythical and the mundane problems of nuclear waste.