Comments on: Is Spent Nuclear Fuel Really Waste? via The New York Times http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2012/01/27/is-spent-nuclear-fuel-really-waste-via-the-new-york-times/ Sat, 18 May 2013 13:13:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Soy & Butter http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2012/01/27/is-spent-nuclear-fuel-really-waste-via-the-new-york-times/comment-page-1/#comment-122951 Soy & Butter Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:59:23 +0000 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/?p=12573#comment-122951 Reprocessing technology is incomplete, just look at Rokkasho, Monju, and then the simple fact that most nuclear sites in Japan are nearing storage capacity with no additional storage or capabilities to reprocess spent nuclear fuel. Where does it go?

Somewhat related, Japan is having a hard time right now accounting for large amounts of unreported plutonium and HEU in different locations — thankfully for us in Japan, Amano is the head and sanctions are unlikely. However, considering recent precedents, how can new countries at the nuclear table — like Jordan — be held accountable for oversights in their nuclear stocks?

]]> By: yukimiyamotodepaul http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2012/01/27/is-spent-nuclear-fuel-really-waste-via-the-new-york-times/comment-page-1/#comment-122515 yukimiyamotodepaul Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:59:37 +0000 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/?p=12573#comment-122515 Yes, it is. “Among other problems, it said, if there were some reprocessing, the country would still need a waste repository.” —why is this crucial point completely ignored?

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