Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Some of the past and present solutions to this waste seem inadequate > and short sighted. > Others are more credible, but considering the consequences of mistakes, > I remain skeptical > and would prefer development of other options. > What ever happened to the process of burning the waste in a plasma furnace that converts it to harmless byproducts? As I understand it, plasma temperatures completely disrupt the atomic structure of the radioactive waste (or anything for that matter) into a high energy soup of subatomic particles which, when cooled, revert to more harmless substances. I know it take a lot of temperature to run a plasma furnace but the bulk of the waste is not that great. Perhaps I misunderstood the process. JB (who lives downwind of Oak Ridge)