Danger of plutonium fallout
dimanche 10 avril 2016 à 02:00The danger of plutonium fallout, and a few ideas that might help reduce the danger.
At present, nearly all the plutonium we have generated is highly localized, so most people are not in any real danger from it. But substances tend to mix. In 10,000 years, will the plutonium have spread around enough that all humans get lung cancer eventually? If technology advances, we will presumably have no trouble treating those cancers — but if it collapses due to global heating, that could wipe out humanity (and other sufficiently long-lived species).
Cancelling the UK's planned new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point would save 60 billion dollars.